Prudent vs Logical - What's the difference?
prudent | logical |
Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct; careful, discreet, sensible; -- opposed to rash; directed by prudence or wise forethought; evincing prudence;
* {{quote-book
, year=1864
, author=Jules Verne
, title=A Journey to the Center of the Earth
, chapter=30
* Moses established a grave and prudent law . --Milton.
Practically wise, judicious, shrewd
Frugal; economical; not extravagant;
(not comparable) In agreement with the principles of logic.
Reasonable.
(not comparable) Of or pertaining to logic.
(computing) Non-physical or conceptual yet underpinned by something physical or actual.
* 1986 , Noel Malcolm Morris, Computer graphics and CAD fundamentals: BBC Micro version
As adjectives the difference between prudent and logical
is that prudent is sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct; careful, discreet, sensible; -- opposed to rash; directed by prudence or wise forethought; evincing prudence while logical is in agreement with the principles of logic.prudent
English
(Webster 1913)Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=He did not hesitate what to do. It would be prudent to continue on to Omaha, for it would be dangerous to return to the train, which the Indians might still be engaged in pillaging.}}
- ''His prudent career moves reliably brought him to the top
- Only prudent expenditure may provide quality within a restrictive budget
Derived terms
* prudence * prudentlySynonyms
* cautious, wary, circumspect, considerate, discreet, judicious, provident, economical, frugal, sagacious, sensible, careful, wise, reasonableAntonyms
* imprudentAnagrams
* ----logical
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Logical memory appears contiguous to an application program, but may well be stored on several physical devices, including in RAM and on hard-disks, as determined by the operating system.
- It is, of course, vital to restore the logical colours to their normal value at the end of the program
