logic

noun

1. the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference

   noun.cognition

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. reasoned and reasonable judgment

   noun.cognition

   Examples

   It made a certain kind of logic.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation

   noun.cognition

   Examples

   Economic logic requires it.

   By the logic of war.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. the system of operations performed by a computer that underlies the machine's representation of logical operations

   noun.cognition

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. a system of reasoning

   noun.cognition

   Synonyms logical system system of logic

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. The science or art of exact reasoning, or of pure and formal thought, or of the laws according to which the processes of pure thinking should be conducted; the science of the formation and application of general notions; the science of generalization, judgment, classification, reasoning, and systematic arrangement; correct reasoning.

   noun

   Source: webster1913