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
But the Polish prisoners soon grasped Hitler’s logic.
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Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
Everything is happening simultaneously for them, and those all-encompassing emotions, including their sometimes nonsensical youthful logic, beam off the screen.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 May 2025
The TikTok itself is a masterclass in childhood logic and sweetness.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 7 May 2025
There are logic puzzles and perspective puzzles, games of deductive reasoning and careful planning, physics toys and narrative knots.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 6 May 2025
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Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
Everything is happening simultaneously for them, and those all-encompassing emotions, including their sometimes nonsensical youthful logic, beam off the screen.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 May 2025
The TikTok itself is a masterclass in childhood logic and sweetness.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 7 May 2025
There are logic puzzles and perspective puzzles, games of deductive reasoning and careful planning, physics toys and narrative knots.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for logic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for logic
reasoning
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That seems to be the reasoning behind Otto Aviation's Phantom 3500 jet aircraft that dumps the portholes in favor of super-laminar flow to lose weight and burn less fuel.—
David Szondy
May 16,
New Atlas,
16 May 2025
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This notice must include the employer’s specific reasoning for the decision and documentation of the individualized assessment that led to it.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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“Logic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logic. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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