logician
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of logician
1350–1400; logic + -ian; replacing Middle English logicien < Middle French
Example Sentences
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As Bessent should understand, the violation of one logical condition can obviate the logic of another—what a logician might call an “antecedent condition.”
From Barron's
As Bessent should understand, the violation of one logical condition can obviate the logic of another—what a logician might call an “antecedent condition.”
From Barron's
Between Amelia seeming utterly convinced about her paternity and demonstrating she has a logician’s sharp sensibility, he agrees to tag her in.
From Salon
Perhaps if he spent more time studying and less time bashing students, he would know that this is what logicians call a false dichotomy.
From Salon
Named after Cambridge University mathematician and logician John Venn, they first appeared in his book "Symbolic Logic" in 1880.
From Salon
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