LOGISTIC

logistic, logistical

(adjective) of or relating to logistics; “logistic requirements”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Adjective

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.

Noun

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.

Etymology 2

Adjective

logistic (not comparable)

(operations) Relating to logistics.

Anagrams

• logicist

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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