Logical vs Sensical - What's the difference?
logical | sensical |
(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
(neologism) That makes sense; showing internal logic; sensible.
* 1986 , Fred D'Agostino, Chomsky's System of Ideas , Clarendon Press, p. 189:
* 1998 , William Storm, After Dionysus: a theory of the tragic , Cornell University Press,
* 2001 , Alexandra Styron, All the Finest Girls , Back Bay,
* 2004 , John C. Welchman, Mike Kelley: Minor Histories , MIT Press, "Introduction",
As adjectives the difference between logical and sensical
is that logical is in agreement with the principles of logic while sensical is that makes sense; showing internal logic; sensible.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
Antonyms
* illogicalDerived terms
* logically * logical analysis * logical atomism * logical positivism * logical empiricismsensical
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- A nonsensical sentence, then, is one which is inconsistent with S'', while a sensical sentence is one which is consistent with ''S .
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- It contains no intrinsic propositions concerning whether its effects are sensical or not.
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- There I waited, exiled from the realm of sensical thoughts, for Lou's sons to find me.
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- So it starts with the sensical , and through shifts in syntax and cadence, goes completely abstract.