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logistic

1

or lo·gis·ti·cal

[ loh-jis-tik or loh-jis-ti-kuh l; luh- ]
/ loʊˈdʒɪs tɪk or loʊˈdʒɪs tɪ kəl; lə- /

adjective

of or relating to logistics.

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Words nearby logistic

logicism, logicize, logie, login, logion, logistic, logistic curve, logistician, logistics, logjam, loglog

Origin of logistic

1
First recorded in 1930–35; back formation from logistics

OTHER WORDS FROM logistic

lo·gis·ti·cal·ly, adverbnon·lo·gis·ti·cal, adjectiveun·lo·gis·ti·cal, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for logistically (1 of 2)

logistic1
/ (lɒˈdʒɪstɪk) /

noun

an uninterpreted calculus or system of symbolic logicCompare formal language

adjective

maths (of a curve) having an equation of the form y = k /(1 + e a + bx), where b is less than zero
rare of, relating to, or skilled in arithmetical calculations

Word Origin for logistic

C17: via French, from Late Latin logisticus of calculation, from Greek logistikos rational, from logos word, reason

British Dictionary definitions for logistically (2 of 2)

logistic2

logistical

/ (lɒˈdʒɪstɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to logistics

Derived forms of logistic

logistically, adverb
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