logically possible
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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While Endres acknowledges the idea as logically possible, he notes that it runs counter to Occam's razor, the principle that favors simpler explanations.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2025
There was a moment, just before the quarter-finals, when it was logically possible that England might confront Russia in the semis.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 14, 2018
As an example, psychologist and linguist Steven Pinker explains in his book The Language Instinct that the auxiliary verbs—which include words like can, should, must, be, have, and do—have about 24 quintillion logically possible combinations.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2016
It is a striking oversimplification, of course: whatever the merits of their complaint it surely is logically possible for one group of Christians to oppress a very different group of Christians.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2012
The existence of other individuals to whom it applies may be highly improbable; but, if it be logically possible, that is enough.
From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Read, Carveth
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