Science of reasoning

noun

1. Interrelation or sequence of facts or events when seen as inevitable or predictable

   "By the logic of events, anarchy leads to dictatorship."

2. The arrangement of circuit elements (as in a computer) needed for computation
3. Something that forces a decision apart from or in opposition to reason

   "the logic of war"

noun

1. A computer program often hidden within another seemingly innocuous program that is designed to perform usually malicious actions (such as deleting files) when certain conditions have been met

noun

1. A system of logic in which a statement can be true, false, or any of a continuum of values in between

noun

1. Symbolic logic

noun

1. A science of developing and representing logical principles by means of a formalized system consisting of primitive symbols, combinations of these symbols, axioms, and rules of inference

idiom

1. Despite the logical or sensible thing to do

   "She kept the dog, against all logic, after it attacked her."

idiom

1. To lack sense or logic

   "Her decision defies logic."

verb

1. To cut into or sever usually by repeated blows of a sharp instrument
2. To cut into pieces
3. To weed and thin out (young cotton)
4. To cut as if by chopping

   "chop prices"

5. To strike (something, such as a ball) with a short quick downward stroke
6. To subject to the action of a chopper

   "chop a beam of light"

7. To make a quick stroke or repeated strokes with or as if with a sharp instrument (such as an ax)
8. To move or act suddenly or violently

verb

1. To change direction
2. To veer with or as if with wind