logistic

CEFRC1

/ləˈd͡ʒɪs.tɪk/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to organizing the practical details of an activity.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Relating to the logistic function.

Examples

  • The influence of covariates on the primary outcome variable was explored using logistic regression.

  • If we compare the calculus of a triangle, by the logistic logarithms …

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /loʊˈd͡ʒɪs.tɪk/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Using sexagesimal fractions, especially in arithmetic or logarithms.

  2. Relating to symbolic logic.

  3. Relating to basic arithmetic.

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Origin

adjective

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...