See Also: logistic(1)(dictionary)
logistic(2)(dictionary)
logistic(dictionary)
logistic curve(medicine)
logistic model(medicine)
logistic models(medicine)
Arcus-Air Logistic(tourism)
Arcus-Air Logistic flights(tourism)

logistic(1) (iou)



logistic adjective1 & noun. E17.
[Late Latin logisticus from Greek logistikos, from logizesthai reckon, formed as LOGOS: see -ISTIC. Cf. earlier LOGISTICAL adjective1.]
A. adjective.
1. Of or pertaining to reasoning; logical. E-M17.
2. Of or pertaining to reckoning or calculation. rare. E18.
3. a. Math. Logarithmic, exponential. Now rare or obsolete exc. in logistic curve below. E18.
logistic curve a sigmoidal curve used in population studies, which increases approximately exponentially for small values of the variable and approaches a constant value asymptotically for large values.
b. Of or pertaining to mathematical or symbolic logic. E20.
B. noun.
1. = CALCULATOR 1. Only in M17.
2. = LOGISTICS noun1. Now rare or obsolete. M17.
b. Mathematical or symbolic logic. E20.
3. Math. A logistic curve. E18.
logistician noun an expert in or student of mathematical or symbolic logic M20.