logistic

Etymology 1
From, from , from , from , whence English , , , etc.; modern mathematical use influenced by related.

Sense of “logistic function” by (1845) in French, then borrowed into English. Verhulst does not explain his choice of naming, but he contrasts it with the curve (also from ), and it is presumably by analogy with  and  (other divisions of mathematics), as his discussion of  and  precede his discussion of.

The term logistic and also found occasional mathematical use in English prior to 1800, from the same Greek origin.

Adjective

 * 1)  Relating to symbolic logic.
 * 2)  Relating to the logistic function.
 * 3)  Using sexagesimal fractions, especially in arithmetic or logarithms.
 * 4)  Relating to basic arithmetic.
 * 5)  Skilled in calculating.
 * 6)  Proportional.
 * 1)  Proportional.

Derived terms

 * log-logistic

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * Dutch: logistisch
 * French:


 * Catalan:
 * Dutch: logistisch
 * French:


 * Italian:

Noun

 * 1)  A logistic function or graph of a logistic curve.
 * 2)  The art of calculation.
 * 3)  Sexagesimal arithmetic.

Translations

 * French:

Etymology 2
From, from or.

Adjective

 * 1)  Relating to logistics.

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * Dutch:
 * French:
 * Greek:
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese: logístico
 * Romanian:
 * Spanish:

Etymology
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Adjective

 * 1) logistical