Logic meaning

What does “logic” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“logic” is a noun with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference.

logic

the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
reasoned and reasonable judgment
“it made a certain kind of logic”
the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation
“economic logic requires it”
“by the logic of war”
the system of operations performed by a computer that underlies the machine's representation of logical operations
a system of reasoning
Synonymslogical system system of logic

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University