Meaning of LOGISTIC
Pronunciation: | | low'jistik
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [adj] of or relating to logistics; "logistic requirements" |
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| Synonyms: | | logistical |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Lo*gis"tic\, Logistical \Lo*gis"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?
skilled in calculating, ? to calculate, fr. lo`gos word,
number, reckoning: cf. F. logistique.]
1. Logical. [Obs.] --Berkeley.
2. (Math.) Sexagesimal, or made on the scale of 60; as,
logistic, or sexagesimal, arithmetic.
{Logistic}, or {Proportional}, {logarithms}, certain
logarithmic numbers used to shorten the calculation of the
fourth term of a proportion of which one of the terms is a
given constant quantity, commonly one hour, while the
other terms are expressed in minutes and seconds; -- not
now used.
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