syllogistic

adjective

Definition of syllogisticnext
as in analytical

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syllogistic
  1. logical
  2. analytic
  3. rational
  4. valid
  5. coherent
  6. a priori
  7. empirical
  8. reasonable
Adjective
  • That would seem logical, but hardly efficient and realistic.
    Erik Sherman, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The most logical step for Meta would be to create a larger business around WhatsApp, said Ralph Schackart, an internet equity analyst at investment bank William Blair.
    Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of logical
Adjective
  • If power rankings are more your thing than analytic projections, ESPN has the Texans sixth, the Jaguars 14th, the Colts 18th and the Titans 24th.
    Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Facebook and Google use machine learning as the analytic engine of a self-correcting system, which continually updates its understanding of the data depending on whether its predictions succeed or fail.
    Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2022
Definition of analytic
Adjective
  • Those feelings can flood your brain, overtake some of your rational decision-making ability, and lead you to shy away from asking difficult or direct questions.
    Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin, Contributor, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Striking this balance between rational responsibility and intrepid innovation will ensure trust and fairness while fostering breakthroughs that define market leaders.
    Douglas B. Laney, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of rational
Adjective
  • However, the potential for the New Titans to inadvertently increase systemic fragility is a valid concern.
    Daniel Schlaepfer, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Once achieved, the status is valid for the rest of the current year and all of the following year, but these metrics reset at the start of each calendar year.
    Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of valid
Adjective
  • During his time on the campaign trail, Biden struggled to reconcile this issue and tell a story of his climate accomplishments in a high profile, coherent nature while, as Sunrise noted.
    Alex J. Rouhandeh, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • His religious ramblings and digressions aren’t always coherent or particularly clever, but that’s by design — and the real thrill comes from trying to determine, as Barnes and Paxton work to do, exactly what kind of psychopath Mr. Reed is.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of coherent
Adjective
  • Knowing a priori which stocks will outperform the market is also much more difficult than reviewing the trends that occurred in the past.
    Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Alongside this effort, wildlife trafficking should be designated as a predicate offense for wiretap authorizations, which would empower authorities to start gathering intelligence without having to prove a link to other crimes a priori.
    Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2023
Definition of a priori
Adjective
  • Currently, there is no empirical data to support these theories, but that hasn't stopped physicists from exploring them as fascinating possibilities.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Much like Moore’s Law, scaling laws are not in fact laws but rather simply empirical observations.
    Rob Toews, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of empirical
Adjective
  • This is a reasonable request and a fair expectation.
    Brian Mitchell, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The two are linked: Disputes are much easier to solve when all parties have a reasonable prospect of prosperity.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of reasonable
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