LOGISTIC

logistic. Logistic, a. relating to sexagesimals or algebra

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{ Lo‐gis″tic (?), Lo‐gis″tic‐al (?), } a. [[Gr. � skilled in calculating, � to calculate, fr. λόγοσ word, number, reckoning: cf. F. logistique.]] 1. 1. Logical. Berkeley.
2. 2. (Math.) Sexagesimal, or made on the scale of 60; as, logistic, or sexagesimal, arithmetic.
Logistic, or Proportional, logarithms, certain logarithmic numbers used to shorten the calculation of the fourth term of a proportion of which one of the terms is a given constant quantity, commonly one hour, while the other terms are expressed in minutes and seconds; — not now used.