different between logical vs metalogic

English

Etymology

logic +? -al

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?l?d??k??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?l?d??k??/

Adjective

logical (comparative more logical, superlative most logical)

1. (not comparable) In agreement with the principles of logic.
2. Reasonable.
3. (not comparable) Of or pertaining to logic.
4. (computing) Non-physical or conceptual yet underpinned by something physical or actual.

Antonyms

• illogical

Derived terms

Related terms

• rational
• biological, neurological, physiological, etc. (use of the suffix -ical as opposed to just -ic)

Translations

Further reading

• logical at OneLook Dictionary Search

Middle French

Adjective

logical m (feminine singular logicale, masculine plural logicaulx, feminine plural logicales)

1. logical

Spanish

Etymology

From lógica +? -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loxi?kal/, [lo.xi?kal]

Adjective

logical (plural logicales)

1. (obsolete) logical

   Synonym: lógico

Further reading

• “logical” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

meta- +? logic

Noun

metalogic (countable and uncountable, plural metalogics)

1. (philosophy) The metatheory of logic; the study of properties of logical systems.

Related terms

• metalogical
• metalogician