logic meaning and definition

LOGIC noun

Definition of logic (noun)

1. the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
2. reasoned and reasonable judgment
   • "it made a certain kind of logic"
3. the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation
   • "economic logic requires it"; "by the logic of war"
4. the system of operations performed by a computer that underlies the machine's representation of logical operations
5. a system of reasoning
   • synonyms: logical system, system of logic