logico-aesthetic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌlɑː.dʒɪ.koʊ.esˈθet.ɪk/ UK /ˌlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəʊ.iːsˈθet.ɪk/ See IPA manual

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1 adj · involving or judged by both... logical and aestheticrationally elegantformally elegant

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Related forms logic logical aesthetic aesthetics elegancetheory choice

Etymology

Formed from logico-, the combining form of logic or logical, and aesthetic. Logic ultimately comes from Ancient Greek logos ('word, reason') through logikos ('rational'); aesthetic comes from Ancient Greek aisthetikos ('of sense perception'). The compound joins standards of rational coherence with standards of beauty, simplicity, or elegance.

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# logico-aesthetic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌlɑː.dʒɪ.koʊ.esˈθet.ɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəʊ.iːsˈθet.ɪk/

## Meanings
1. involving or judged by both logical coherence and aesthetic qualities such as simplicity, symmetry, or elegance

## Examples
- The physicist favored the finite model on logico-aesthetic grounds, while admitting that the evidence was not conclusive.

## Synonyms
- logical and aesthetic
- rationally elegant
- formally elegant

## Related Forms
- logic
- logical
- aesthetic
- aesthetics
- elegance
- theory choice

## Etymology
Formed from logico-, the combining form of logic or logical, and aesthetic. Logic ultimately comes from Ancient Greek logos ('word, reason') through logikos ('rational'); aesthetic comes from Ancient Greek aisthetikos ('of sense perception'). The compound joins standards of rational coherence with standards of beauty, simplicity, or elegance.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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