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logical construction

American

noun

Logic, Philosophy.

anything referred to by an incomplete symbol capable of contextual definition.

Etymology

Origin of logical construction

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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It’s an awkward logical construction that equates his detractors being wrong with their being corrupt – which, of course, isn’t the exact same thing.

From US News • Jul. 22, 2016

We’ve seen this logical construction before: it worked for something known as the "divine right of kings."

From Salon • May 4, 2011

Let the pupils discuss the thought and the poetic form, as well as the logical construction of these passages.

From Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition by Kellogg, Brainerd

Their world consists of "events," from which "matter" is derived by a logical construction.

From The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand

The inconvenience of the logical construction is seen when we wish to use a predicate with number forms.

From An English Grammar by Sewell, James Witt

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