logistic

Relating to organizing the movement and supply of people, goods, or equipment.

• The team needs logistic support.
• Bad roads created serious logistic problems.
• Careful logistic planning kept the supplies moving.

Similar words: logistical

Common phrases: logistic support, logistic planning, logistic problems

Relating to a mathematical rule whose graph often forms an S-shaped curve.

• The data follow a logistic curve.
• She used logistic regression to estimate the probability.
• A logistic model describes growth that slows near a limit.

Common phrases: logistic function, logistic curve, logistic regression

Relating to the use of symbols and rules to study whether arguments are correct.

• The philosopher described a logistic system.
• They used logistic methods to examine the argument.
• The paper compares two forms of logistic calculus.

Common phrases: logistic system, logistic calculus, logistic reasoning

A mathematical function, or its graph, often showing growth that slows and approaches a limit.

• The graph shows a logistic.
• We fitted a logistic to the population data.
• A generalized logistic allows more flexible growth models.

Similar words: logistic function

Common phrases: fit a logistic, plot a logistic, generalized logistic