logician

American  

[loh-jish-uhn] / loʊˈdʒɪʃ ən /

noun

1. a person who is skilled in logic.

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logician British  

/ lɒˈdʒɪʃən /

noun

1. a person who specializes in or is skilled at logic

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Etymology

Origin of logician

1350–1400; logic + -ian; replacing Middle English logicien < Middle French

Example Sentences

More successfully, in the 19th century, George Boole—mathematician, logician, theoretical psychologist—“fundamentally changed our understanding of logic,” Mr. Griffiths tells us, by “showing how reason could be captured by a formal system.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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