Logistical

2 definitions found

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

  Logistic \Lo*gis"tic\, Logistical \Lo*gis"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?
     skilled in calculating, ? to calculate, fr. lo`gos word,
     number, reckoning: cf. F. logistique.]
     1. Logical. [Obs.] --Berkeley.
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     2. (Math.) Sexagesimal, or made on the scale of 60; as,
        logistic, or sexagesimal, arithmetic.
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     3. Of or pertaining to logistics; as, logistic requirements;
        logistical problems; a logistical nightmare.
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     {Logistic logarithms}, or {Proportional logarithms}, certain
        logarithmic numbers used to shorten the calculation of the
        fourth term of a proportion of which one of the terms is a
        given constant quantity, commonly one hour, while the
        other terms are expressed in minutes and seconds; -- not
        now used.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  logistical
       adj : of or relating to logistics; "logistic requirements" [syn: {logistic}]