logistically, adv.
(ləˈdʒɪstɪkəlɪ)
1. [f. logistical a. + -ly2.] In a logistic manner.
| 1932 Lewis & Langford Symbolic Logic v. 118 The logistically derived calculus of classes. 1933 Mind XLII. 32 We must hold constantly in mind that this logic is to be developed logistically. |
2. [Cf. logistics n. pl.2] Connected with or from the point of view of logistics.
| 1956 R. Braddon Nancy Wake xviii. 212 A situation both logistically valuable and humanly comic. 1960 Daily Tel. 10 Oct. 24/6 The American official position has always been that it would be impractical, even logistically, to withdraw American troops from Germany and concentrate them, say, in Alsace Lorraine. 1966 M. R. D. Foot SOE in France x. 308 It turned out logistically impracticable. 1971 J. B. Carroll et al. Word Frequency Bk. p. xviii, Choosing k based on the length of individual texts was rejected as being unacceptably laborious and logistically impossible. 1971 Physics Bull. Dec. 726/1 If industrial work is to be done by universities, it must be set up and supported in such a way as to be logistically viable. |