logistic

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adjective

lo·​gis·​tic lō-ˈji-stik How to pronounce logistic (audio)
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variants or logistical
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a
: of or relating to symbolic logic
b
: of or relating to the philosophical attempt to reduce mathematics to logic
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: of or relating to logistics
a logistic problem
3
logistic : of, represented by, or relating to a logistic curve
a logistic process
logistically adverb

logistic

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noun

Examples of logistic in a Sentence

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Adjective
The decrease was attributed to sluggish demand in logistic and fulfillment services. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024 Basketball was moved out of Paris for logistic and political reasons. Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 26 July 2024
Noun
Outsourcing logistics can be a game changer for today’s businesses. Anar Mammadov, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Russia was responsible for sending two incendiary devices to DHL logistics hubs in Germany and the United Kingdom in July as part of a wider sabotage campaign to possibly start fires aboard aircraft bound for North America, a Western security official told NBC News. Tom Costello, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for logistic 

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1905, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of logistic was in 1905

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“Logistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logistic. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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