Meaning & use

Logistic

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Relating to the detailed coordination and organization of a complex operation, especially the movement of people, goods, or supplies.

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The relief agency faced enormous logistic challenges getting supplies into the flooded region.

Military planners spent months on the logistic side of the operation before a single unit moved.

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In mathematics, a 'logistic' function or curve describes growth that starts exponentially and then levels off, widely used to model populations.

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