| analogy |
a statement of logic wherein one set of paired items has the same relationship between its two members as two items of another set. [1/5 definitions] |
| analytics |
(used with a sing. verb) the branch of logic that deals with the process of analyzing. |
| argumentation |
the process of developing an elaborate argument based on logic. [1/2 definitions] |
| assume |
to suppose (something) to be true based on logic but without evidence; take for granted. [1/4 definitions] |
| back |
to substantiate with facts or logic (often fol. by "up"). [1/15 definitions] |
| circular |
of logic or reasoning, marked by the use of evidence or arguments that merely restate one's premise or hypothesis in different terms. [1/5 definitions] |
| contradictory |
in logic, either of two propositions that are related in a way that makes neither true and neither false. [1/3 definitions] |
| copula |
in logic, a word that connects the subject and predicate of a proposition. [1/3 definitions] |
| declaim |
to speak or write for rhetorical impact, without logic or sincerity. [1/4 definitions] |
| distributive |
in mathematics and logic, of or involving the property by which an operation may be applied to each item in an expression or proposition. [1/4 definitions] |
| fallacious |
based on unsound logic; in error; illogical. |
| feeble-minded |
lacking sense or logic; stupid. [1/2 definitions] |
| haphazard |
not organized or based on reason or logic; without aim or purpose. [1/3 definitions] |
| have to |
used to make a confident judgment about something based only on logic rather than knowledge of the facts; must (used in affirmative statements only). [1/2 definitions] |
| hypothesis |
in logic, the first member of a conditional proposition. [1/3 definitions] |
| hypothetical |
in logic, conditional upon a hypothesis; contingent. [1/4 definitions] |
| illogic |
the state or quality of lacking logic; illogicality. |
| illogical |
not logical; contrary to reason or the rules of logic. |
| induce |
in logic, to reason by induction. [1/4 definitions] |
| intuition |
the power of knowing or apprehending something directly, without learning it consciously or submitting it to processes of logic. [1/3 definitions] |
| legitimate |
in accordance with the rules of logic; reasonable. [1/6 definitions] |