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log·i·cal  (lj-kl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, in accordance with, or of the nature of logic.
2. Based on earlier or otherwise known statements, events, or conditions; reasonable: Rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year.
3. Reasoning or capable of reasoning in a clear and consistent manner.

logi·cali·ty (-kl-t), logi·cal·ness n.
logi·cal·ly adv.
Synonyms: logical, analytic, ratiocinative, rational
These adjectives mean capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning: a logical mind; an analytic thinker; the ratiocinative process; a rational being.
Antonym: illogical

logical
Adjective
1. relating to or characteristic of logic
2. using or deduced from the principles of logic: a logical conclusion
3. capable of or using clear and valid reasoning
4. reasonable because of facts or events: the logical choice
logically adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.logical - capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning; "a logical mind"
analytical, analytic - of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience; "`all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition"
synthetical, synthetic - of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts; "`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition"
coherent, consistent, logical, ordered - marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument"
rational - consistent with or based on or using reason; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought"
reasonable, sensible - showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person"
illogical, unlogical - lacking in correct logical relation
2.logical - based on known statements or events or conditions; "rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year"
valid - well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract"
3.logical - marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument"
logical - capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning; "a logical mind"
rational - consistent with or based on or using reason; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought"
4.logical - 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"
rational - consistent with or based on or using reason; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought"

logical
adjective 1. rational, clear, reasoned, reasonable, sound, relevant, consistent, valid, coherent, pertinent, well-organized, cogent, well-reasoned, deducible << OPPOSITE illogical
adjective 2. reasonable, obvious, sensible, most likely, natural, necessary, wise, plausible, judicious << OPPOSITE unlikely
Translations
Spanish logical [ˈlɔdʒɪkl] adjlógico
French logical [ˈlɔdʒɪkl] logic adjlogique
German logical [ˈlɔdʒɪkl] logic adjlogisch
Italian logical [ˈlɔdʒɪkəl] adjlogico/a

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A LOGICAL Crab said to his Son, "Why do you not walk straight forward?
The greatest of all logical truths, and the one of which writers on philosophy are most apt to lose sight, the difference between words and things, has been most strenuously insisted on by him, although he has not always avoided the confusion of them in his own writings.
"Talking of Herbert Spencer," he began, "do you really find no logical difficulty in regarding Nature as a process of involution, passing from definite coherent homogeneity to indefinite incoherent heterogeneity?
 
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