Meaning & use

logical

adjective·Academic

Following the rules of sound reasoning; sensible and consistent given the facts.

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It seemed logical to leave early once we heard about the coming storm.

Her argument was logical, moving clearly from evidence to a reasonable conclusion.

A note on using this word

Logical describes reasoning itself, while 'reasonable' more often describes a fair or moderate decision or expectation.

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