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logistic¹
- /ləˈd͡ʒɪs.tɪk/ UK
- /lɒd͡ʒˈɪs.tɪk/ UK
- /ləˈd͡ʒɪs.tɪk/ US
- /loʊˈd͡ʒɪs.tɪk/ US
Where it comes from
From French logistique, from Ancient Greek λογιστικός (logistikós, “practiced in arithmetic; rational”), from λογίζομαι (logízomai, “I reason, I calculate”), from λόγος (lógos, “reason, computation”), whence English logos, logic, logarithm, etc.; modern mathematical use influenced by related logarithmic.
Sense of “logistic function” by Pierre François Verhulst (1845) in French, then borrowed into English. Verhulst does not explain his choice of naming, but he contrasts it with the logarithmic curve (also from λόγος (lógos)), and it is presumably by analogy with arithmetic and geometric (other divisions of mathematics), as his discussion of arithmetic growth and geometric growth precede his discussion of logistic growth.
The term logistic and logistical also found occasional mathematical use in English prior to 1800, from the same Greek origin.
adjective
- Relating to symbolic logic.
- Relating to the logistic function.
- Using sexagesimal fractions, especially in arithmetic or logarithms.
- Relating to basic arithmetic. If we compare the calculus of a triangle, by the logistic logarithms …
- Skilled in calculating.
- Proportional.
noun logistics
- A logistic function or graph of a logistic curve.
- The art of calculation.
- Sexagesimal arithmetic.
logistic²
- /ləˈd͡ʒɪs.tɪk/ UK
- /lɒd͡ʒˈɪs.tɪk/ UK
- /ləˈd͡ʒɪs.tɪk/ US
- /loʊˈd͡ʒɪs.tɪk/ US
Where it comes from
From French logistique, from loger (“to lodge”) or logis (“lodging place”).
adjective
- Relating to logistics.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: logistical, logit, organizational, market, supply, back-end, back-up, crewman, practices, operational, administrative, coordinative, planning, managerial, distributional, procurement
Translations
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adj mathematics: relating to symbolic logic
| Français | logistique |
|---|---|
| العربية | مَنْطِقِيّ رَمْزِيّ manṭiqiyy ramziyy |
adj statistics: relating to the logistic function
| Français | logistique |
|---|
noun mathematics: logistic function
| Français | logistique |
|---|
adj relating to logistics
| Español | logístico |
|---|---|
| Português | logístico |
| Français | logistique |
| Italiano | logistico |
| Ελληνικά | λογιστικός logistikós |
| Română | logistic |
Talk about this word "logistic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/logistic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. logistic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/logistic "logistic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/logistic.Cite this
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title = {logistic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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