Logical

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Logical \Log"ic*al\ (l[o^]j"[i^]*kal), a. [Cf. F. logique, L.
     logicus, Gr. logiko`s.]
     1. Of or pertaining to logic; used in logic; as, logical
        subtilties. --Bacon.
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     2. According to the rules of logic; as, a logical argument or
        inference; the reasoning is logical; a logical argument; a
        logical impossibility. --Prior.
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     3. Skilled in logic; versed in the art of thinking and
        reasoning; as, he is a logical thinker. --Addison.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  logical
       adj 1: capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and
              valid reasoning; "a logical mind" [ant: {illogical}]
       2: in accordance with reason or logic; "a logical conclusion"
          [syn: {legitimate}]
       3: marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent
          relation of parts; "a logical argument"; "the orderly
          presentation" [syn: {consistent}, {ordered}, {orderly}]
       4: based on known statements or events or conditions; "rain was
          a logical expectation, given the time of year"
       5: capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and
          consistent manner; "a lucid thinker"; "she was more
          coherent than she had been just after the accident" [syn:
          {coherent}, {lucid}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  49 Moby Thesaurus words for "logical":
     admissible, authoritative, balanced, binding, cogent, coherent,
     commonsense, consistent, cool, coolheaded, credible, deductive,
     good, inductive, inferential, intelligent, judicious, just,
     justifiable, lawful, legal, legitimate, levelheaded, philosophical,
     plausible, practical, pragmatic, proper, rational, reasonable,
     sane, self-consistent, sensible, sober, sober-minded, sound,
     substantial, sufficient, syllogistical, valid, weighty,
     well-argued, well-balanced, well-founded, well-grounded,
     well-reasoned, well-thought-out, wholesome, wise
  
  

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  logical adj. [from the technical term `logical device', wherein a
     physical device is referred to by an arbitrary `logical' name] Having
     the role of. If a person (say, Les Earnest at SAIL) who had long held a
     certain post left and were replaced, the replacement would for a while
     be known as the `logical' Les Earnest. (This does not imply any judgment
     on the replacement.) Compare {virtual}.
  
     At Stanford, `logical' compass directions denote a coordinate system
     relative to El Camino Real, in which `logical north' is always toward
     San Francisco and `logical south' is always toward San Jose-in spite of
     the fact that El Camino Real runs physical north/south near San
     Francisco, physical east/west near San Jose, and along a curve
     everywhere in between. (The best rule of thumb here is that, by
     definition, El Camino Real always runs logical north-south.)
  
     In giving directions, one might say: "To get to Rincon Tarasco
     restaurant, get onto {El Camino Bignum} going logical north." Using the
     word `logical' helps to prevent the recipient from worrying about that
     the fact that the sun is setting almost directly in front of him. The
     concept is reinforced by North American highways which are almost, but
     not quite, consistently labeled with logical rather than physical
     directions. A similar situation exists at MIT: Route 128 (famous for the
     electronics industry that grew up along it) wraps roughly 3 quarters
     around Boston at a radius of 10 miles, terminating near the coastline at
     each end. It would be most precise to describe the two directions along
     this highway as `clockwise' and `counterclockwise', but the road signs
     all say "north" and "south", respectively. A hacker might describe these
     directions as `logical north' and `logical south', to indicate that they
     are conventional directions not corresponding to the usual denotation
     for those words.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  logical
       
          (From the technical term "logical device", wherein a physical
          device is referred to by an arbitrary "logical" name) Having
          the role of.  If a person (say, Les Earnest at SAIL) who had
          long held a certain post left and were replaced, the
          replacement would for a while be known as the "logical" Les
          Earnest.  (This does not imply any judgment on the
          replacement).
       
          Compare {virtual}.
       
          At Stanford, "logical" compass directions denote a coordinate
          system in which "logical north" is toward San Francisco,
          "logical west" is toward the ocean, etc., even though logical
          north varies between physical (true) north near San Francisco
          and physical west near San Jose.  (The best rule of thumb here
          is that, by definition, El Camino Real always runs logical
          north-and-south.)  In giving directions, one might say: "To
          get to Rincon Tarasco restaurant, get onto {El Camino Bignum}
          going logical north."  Using the word "logical" helps to
          prevent the recipient from worrying about that the fact that
          the sun is setting almost directly in front of him.  The
          concept is reinforced by North American highways which are
          almost, but not quite, consistently labelled with logical
          rather than physical directions.
       
          A similar situation exists at MIT: Route 128 (famous for the
          electronics industry that has grown up along it) is a
          3-quarters circle surrounding Boston at a radius of 10 miles,
          terminating near the coastline at each end.  It would be most
          precise to describe the two directions along this highway as
          "clockwise" and "counterclockwise", but the road signs all say
          "north" and "south", respectively.  A hacker might describe
          these directions as "logical north" and "logical south", to
          indicate that they are conventional directions not
          corresponding to the usual denotation for those words.  (If
          you went logical south along the entire length of route 128,
          you would start out going northwest, curve around to the
          south, and finish headed due east, passing along one infamous
          stretch of pavement that is simultaneously route 128 south and
          Interstate 93 north, and is signed as such!)
       
          [{Jargon File}]
       
          (1995-01-24)