logistic

1

or lo·gis·ti·cal

[ loh-jis-tik or loh-jis-ti-kuh l; luh- ]
/ loʊˈdʒɪs tɪk or loʊˈdʒɪs tɪ kəl; lə- /

adjective

of or relating to logistics.

Origin of logistic

1
First recorded in 1930–35; back formation from logistics

OTHER WORDS FROM logistic

lo·gis·ti·cal·ly, adverb non·lo·gis·ti·cal, adjective un·lo·gis·ti·cal, adjective

Words nearby logistic

logicism, logicize, logie, login, logion, logistic, logistic curve, logistician, logistics, logjam, loglog

Definition for logistic (2 of 2)

logistic 2
[ loh-jis-tik, luh- ]
/ loʊˈdʒɪs tɪk, lə- /

noun Sometimes logistics.

symbolic logic.
Archaic. mathematical calculation.

adjective

of or relating to logistic.

Origin of logistic

2
1620–30; < French logistique < Late Latin logisticus of computation < Greek logistikós skilled in calculation, rational, equivalent to logist(ḗs) calculator, reasoner ( *logid-, base of logízein to reckon, verbal derivative of lógos word (see logos) + -tēs agent suffix, with dt > st) + -ikos -ic

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British Dictionary definitions for logistic (1 of 2)

logistic 1
/ (lɒˈdʒɪstɪk) /

noun

an uninterpreted calculus or system of symbolic logic Compare formal language

adjective

maths (of a curve) having an equation of the form y = k /(1 + e a + bx), where b is less than zero
rare of, relating to, or skilled in arithmetical calculations

Word Origin for logistic

C17: via French, from Late Latin logisticus of calculation, from Greek logistikos rational, from logos word, reason

British Dictionary definitions for logistic (2 of 2)

logistic 2

logistical

/ (lɒˈdʒɪstɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to logistics

Derived forms of logistic

logistically, adverb