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

The Italian navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour arriving at Naval Base Guam for a logistic stop on August 11, 2024, before proceeding to Japan. —Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025

Guthrie said state officials and the rescue groups would not discuss logistic details of the rescue operations, citing safety issues for the people being evacuated and the rescuers. —Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025

Noun

Concentrix, like the retail giants and logistics companies of the late 1990s, may well prove that the market's fears were premature and its punishment excessive. —Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025

The report added that Tesla would hire staff locally and set up experience centers, service centers, delivery systems, charging stations and logistics hubs throughout the country. —Dylan Butts, CNBC, 15 July 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