logistic

adjective lo·gis·tic \ lō-ˈji-stik , lə- \

variants: or logistical play \lō-ˈji-sti-kəl, lə-\

|Updated on: 12 Jul 2018

Definition of logistic

1 a : of or relating to symbolic logic

b : of or relating to the philosophical attempt to reduce mathematics to logic

2 : of or relating to logistics

a logistic problem

3 logistic : of, represented by, or relating to a logistic curve

a logistic process

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logistically

play \lō-ˈji-sti-k(ə-)lē, lə-\ adverb

Recent Examples of logistic from the Web

Jackie participated in housing students for the foreign exchange student program, and worked as a logistic care worker at Konica Minolta, as well as a waitress at St. Mary's Home in West Hartford.

— courant.com, "Jacqueline E. Baxter," 24 June 2018
Welstead said Meacham has some logistic challenges to operate a commercial airline at this time, with the biggest barrier being able to align parking and passenger travel with a terminal.

— sandra baker, star-telegram, "It's been 20 years, but could commercial airline service be returning to Meacham Airport?," 21 June 2018
Truck drivers and logistic agents said protests took place in at least three cities, from Chengdu in the west to Jinhua in the east.

— te-ping chen, WSJ, "Truckers Protest High Gas Prices in Spotty Strikes Across China," 11 June 2018
Israel says the targets included weapons storage facilities, logistics centers, intelligence sites and logistic sites used by elite Iranian forces in Syria.

— Fox News, "The Latest: Israel says 'nearly all' Iranian targets hit," 11 May 2018
The culture authority, which was set up in October, aims to ratchet up production by offering cash, training and logistic support to emerging filmmakers.

— alexandra zavis, latimes.com, "Saudi Arabia is opening movie theaters. Now the kingdom wants to make movies too," 6 Apr. 2018
The first weekend of April can put elite high school track and field athletes in a logistic quandary.

— richard obert, azcentral, "High school track athletes can't miss between Sun Angel, Arcadia in big weekend," 5 Apr. 2018
Our program uses a number of popular classification algorithms, including logistic regression, random forest models and k-nearest neighbors.

— matthew osborne and kevin nowland, Smithsonian, "Can a Computer Model Predict the First Round of This Year’s March Madness?," 14 Mar. 2018
Another agreement envisages reciprocal logistic support between the countries’ armed forces.

— Washington Post, "India, France to work for Indian Ocean freedom of navigation," 10 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of logistic

1918

in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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logistic

noun

Definition of logistic

: symbolic logic

Recent Examples of logistic from the Web

But the shock of losing two grandparents at once was too much to handle the logistics.

— emily atkin, WIRED, "The Powerful Groups Stonewalling a Greener Way to Die," 17 June 2018
In the meantime, there the pesky matter of logistics to contend with in Chicago.

— maya kosoff, The Hive, "Is Elon Musk Scamming Chicago?," 14 June 2018
Another American delegation went to Singapore to discuss logistics for a Trump-Kim meeting.

— The Economist, "Detente between America and North Korea seems back on track," 31 May 2018
Separate meetings were being held in Singapore to discuss logistics such as the shape of the table and protocol issues.

— author: carol morello, anne gearan, Anchorage Daily News, "Pompeo and North Korean official cut short talks to salvage nuclear summit," 31 May 2018
The two sides weren’t expected to sign the deal on bishop appointments at this next meeting, though they were set to discuss the logistics of the signing, the person said.

— eva dou, WSJ, "Abide in Darkness: China’s War on Religion Stalls Vatican Deal," 9 May 2018
The players then discuss the logistics of a change to this time relative to wake-up calls for noon kickoffs.

— andy staples, SI.com, "How West Virginia Is Preparing Its Stars for the Biggest Year of Their Lives," 3 May 2018
There were a lot of different logistics to work through.

— jen wieczner, Fortune, "The Night $1 Million in Crypto Began Raining From the Sky," 21 Mar. 2018
Think of these companies as stock brokers, but in app form, handling all the logistics based on your instructions.

— alexander george, Popular Mechanics, "So You Want To Get Started in Cryptocurrency," 13 Mar. 2018

First Known Use of logistic

1905

in the meaning defined above

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