logical construction
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of logical construction
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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It’s an awkward logical construction that equates his detractors being wrong with their being corrupt – which, of course, isn’t the exact same thing.
From US News ● Jul. 22, 2016
We’ve seen this logical construction before: it worked for something known as the "divine right of kings."
From Salon ● May 4, 2011
The inconvenience of the logical construction is seen when we wish to use a predicate with number forms.
From An English Grammar by Sewell, James Witt
The one space may turn out to be valid as a logical construction, compounded of the several spaces, but there is no good reason to assume its independent metaphysical reality.
From Our Knowledge of the External World as a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy by Russell, Bertrand
Their world consists of "events," from which "matter" is derived by a logical construction.
From The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand
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