logical

From logic +‎ -al.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑd͡ʒɪkəl/

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• Rhymes: -ɒdʒɪkəl

logical (comparative more logical, superlative most logical)

1. (not comparable) In agreement with the principles of logic.
   • 2020 April 6, Shanguo, “Avoiding Assertive Statements and Extreme Ways of Thinking”, in Minghui‎^[1]:

     To provide convincing arguments, we need to first address the issues of concern, list the facts, and then use logical reasoning to help people have a better understanding of the issue.

2. Reasonable.
   • 2014, “Let Me Burn”, performed by Whitechapel:

     I won't lie about what I did
     I cut her head off and threw it in a ditch
     Why I only kept the body was a logical choice
     I threw away the head because I hated the sound of her voice

3. (not comparable) Of or pertaining to logic.

   It's not logical, it's God!

4. (computing) Relating to the conceptual model of a system rather than its physical expression

   Logical memory appears contiguous to an application program, but may well be stored on several physical devices, including in RAM and on hard-disks, as determined by the operating system.

   • 1986, Noel Malcolm Morris, Computer graphics and CAD fundamentals: BBC Micro version:

     It is, of course, vital to restore the logical colours to their normal value at the end of the program […]

• illogical
• confusing
• dumb

• rational
• biological, neurological, physiological, etc. (use of the suffix -ical as opposed to just -ic)

• “logical”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

logical m (feminine singular logicale, masculine plural logicaulx, feminine plural logicales)

1. logical

From lógica +‎ -al.

• IPA^(key): /loxiˈkal/ [lo.xiˈkal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: lo‧gi‧cal

logical m or f (masculine and feminine plural logicales)

1. (obsolete) logical

   Synonym: lógico

• “logical”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28