logistic, logistical
(adjective) of or relating to logistics; “logistic requirements”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
logistic (not comparable)
(mathematics) Relating to symbolic logic.
(statistics) Relating to the logistic function.
(mathematics, obsolete) Using sexagesimal fractions, especially in arithmetic or logarithms.
(mathematics, obsolete) Relating to basic arithmetic.
(mathematics, obsolete) Skilled in calculating.
(mathematics, obsolete) Proportional.
logistic (countable and uncountable, plural logistics)
(countable, mathematics) A logistic function or graph of a logistic curve.
(uncountable, mathematics, obsolete) The art of calculation.
(uncountable, mathematics, obsolete) Sexagesimal arithmetic.
logistic (not comparable)
(operations) Relating to logistics.
• logicist
Source: Wiktionary
Lo*gis"tic, Lo*gis"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. logistique.]
1. Logical. [Obs.] Berkeley.
2. (Math.)
Definition: Sexagesimal, or made on the scale of 60; as, logistic, or sexagesimal, arithmetic. Logistic, or Proportional, logarithms, certain logarithmic numbers used to shorten the calculation of the fourth term of a proportion of which one of the terms is a given constant quantity, commonly one hour, while the other terms are expressed in minutes and seconds; -- not now used.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 September 2024
(adjective) of or relating to the rhythmic aspect of language or to the suprasegmental phonemes of pitch and stress and juncture and nasalization and voicing
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
