logistic

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adjective

lo·​gis·​tic lō-ˈji-stik 

lə-

variants or logistical

lō-ˈji-sti-kəl 

lə-

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

logistically

lō-ˈji-sti-k(ə-)lē 

lə-

adverb

logistic

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noun

: symbolic logic

Examples of logistic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Additionally, Southern California itself requires extensive logistic networks to support the nation’s second-most populous region. —Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 22 Nov. 2025

Mamdani will face high expectations and even higher barriers to executing an agenda that includes enormous bureaucratic, political, and logistic hurdles. —Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025

Noun

The college’s attorneys have argued that Florida’s Sunshine Law only requires agencies to provide public notice about the logistics of a public meeting, not the details of what will be discussed. —Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025

The official indicated that the Russian progress in the eastern frontline city of Pokrovsk, which is a logistics hub for Ukraine, was not a positive sign for Kyiv's defensive prospects. —Camilla Schick, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1905, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing logistic

• logistic curve

Rhymes for logistic

• artistic
• autistic
• ballistic
• cladistic
• heuristic
• holistic
• linguistic
• monistic
• patristic
• sadistic
• simplistic
• sophistic