as in reasoning
the thought processes that have been established as leading to valid solutions to problems
I tried to use logic to figure out the solution to the puzzle
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Recent Examples of logic
The contradiction didn’t arise from logic, Ramsey argued, but from the texture of reality itself.
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Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
In this view, much like a communistic god-computer, the market directs resources and organizes human action according to its own logic.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 29 Sep. 2025
The composition has many hallmarks of surrealism, including dream logic – the strange, flowing and often illogical progression of images reflecting the unpredictable nature of dreams – metamorphosis and psychic ambiguity.
—Sally Jane Brown, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
In 1654, the French philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal explained the logic of believing in God, expressed as a wager.
—Toby Stuart, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
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Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
In this view, much like a communistic god-computer, the market directs resources and organizes human action according to its own logic.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 29 Sep. 2025
The composition has many hallmarks of surrealism, including dream logic – the strange, flowing and often illogical progression of images reflecting the unpredictable nature of dreams – metamorphosis and psychic ambiguity.
—Sally Jane Brown, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
In 1654, the French philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal explained the logic of believing in God, expressed as a wager.
—Toby Stuart, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for logic
reasoning
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Another issue the Club takes with the Jefferies note is the reasoning behind the downgrade.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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After the parties address Combs’ impending sentence, Judge Subramanian will seal his fate at the end of the hearing and likely explain the reasoning behind his decision.—
Kara Scannell,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Logic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logic. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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