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logically possible

British

adjective

capable of being described without self-contradiction

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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

Obviously of such a Mind as this no predication is logically possible.

From Thoughts on Religion by Gore, Charles

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