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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LOG'ICAL, a.
1. Pertaining to logic; used in logic; as logical subtitles.
2. According to the rules of logic; as a logical argument or inference. This reasoning is strictly logical.
3. Skilled in logic; versed in the art of thinking and reasoning; discriminating; as a logical head.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning; "a logical mind" [ant: illogical, unlogical]
2: based on known statements or events or conditions; "rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year" [syn: legitimate, logical]
3: marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument" [syn: coherent, consistent, logical, ordered] [ant: incoherent]
4: capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner; "a lucid thinker"; "she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident" [syn: coherent, logical, lucid]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. (1) of, relating to, involving, or being in accordance with logic (2) skilled in logic b. formally true or valid ; analytic, deductive 2. capable of reasoning or of using reason in an orderly cogent fashion <a logical thinker> • logicality noun • logically adverb • logicalness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 of logic or formal argument. 2 not contravening the laws of thought, correctly reasoned. 3 deducible or defensible on the ground of consistency; reasonably to be believed or done. 4 capable of correct reasoning. Phrases and idioms: logical atomism Philos. the theory that all propositions can be analysed into simple independent elements. logical necessity the compulsion to believe that of which the opposite is inconceivable. logical positivism (or empiricism) a form of positivism in which symbolic logic is used and linguistic problems of meaning are emphasized. Derivatives: logicality n. logically adv. Etymology: med.L logicalis f. LL logica (as LOGIC)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Logical Log"ic*al, a. [Cf. F. logique, L. logicus, Gr. ?.] 1. Of or pertaining to logic; used in logic; as, logical subtilties. --Bacon. 2. According to the rules of logic; as, a logical argument or inference; the reasoning is logical. --Prior. 3. Skilled in logic; versed in the art of thinking and reasoning; as, he is a logical thinker. --Addison.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. In a logical argument or method of reasoning, each step must be true if the step before it is true. Only when each logical step has been checked by other mathematicians will the proof be accepted. ADJ: usu ADJ n • logically My professional training has taught me to look at things logically. ADV: usu ADV with v 2. The logical conclusion or result of a series of facts or events is the only one which can come from it, according to the rules of logic. If the climate gets drier, then the logical conclusion is that even more drought will occur... ...a society that dismisses God as a logical impossibility. ADJ: usu ADJ n • logically From that it followed logically that he would not be meeting Hildegarde. ADV: ADV with v 3. Something that is logical seems reasonable or sensible in the circumstances. Connie suddenly struck her as a logical candidate... There was a logical explanation... It is logical to take precautions. = reasonable ADJ: oft it v-link ADJ to-inf/that • logically This was the one possibility I hadn't taken into consideration, though logically I should have done. ADV: ADV with cl, ADV with v

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Of logic. 2. Dialectical, according to the rules of logic, that which conforms to the laws of thought, coherent, consistent, sound, close. 3. Discriminating, skilled in reasoning, versed in logic.

Moby Thesaurus

admissible, authoritative, balanced, binding, cogent, coherent, commonsense, consistent, cool, coolheaded, credible, deductive, good, inductive, inferential, intelligent, judicious, just, justifiable, lawful, legal, legitimate, levelheaded, philosophical, plausible, practical, pragmatic, proper, rational, reasonable, sane, self-consistent, sensible, sober, sober-minded, sound, substantial, sufficient, syllogistical, valid, weighty, well-argued, well-balanced, well-founded, well-grounded, well-reasoned, well-thought-out, wholesome, wise