What's the difference between logical and methodical?

Logical


Definition:

  • (a.) Of or pertaining to logic; used in logic; as, logical subtilties.
  • (a.) According to the rules of logic; as, a logical argument or inference; the reasoning is logical.
  • (a.) Skilled in logic; versed in the art of thinking and reasoning; as, he is a logical thinker.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It would seem logical to select an antihypertensive drug that does not reduce exercise capacity when treating physically active patients with mild and moderate hypertension.
  • (2) In clinical situations in which complement is damaging, the logical therapy should be, if at all possible, the removal of the activated complement components from the circulation.
  • (3) Opposition to legal abortion takes magical thinking and a lack of logic | Jessica Valenti Read more The only female Republican candidate for the White House has doubled down on her restrictive position over reproductive rights since a successful debate performance .
  • (4) The rationale for this assumption seems logical because using all of the available accommodation is not sustainable without discomfort.
  • (5) He always had a logical approach to his arguments and I would have described him as fair at the time.
  • (6) Greece sincerely had no intention of clashing with its partners, Varoufakis insisted, but the logic of austerity was such that policies conducted in its embrace could only fail.
  • (7) The ordered aspect of the genetic code table makes this result a plausible starting point for studies of the origin and evolution of the genetic code: these could include, besides a more refined optimization principle at the logical level, some effects more directly related to the physico-chemical context, and the construction of realistic models incorporating both aspects.
  • (8) The diagnosis of cervical injuries may be facilitated by following a logical pattern of analysis searching for abnormalities of alignment and anatomy, of bony integrity, of the cartilage or joint spaces, and of the soft tissues.
  • (9) The end of the cold war and a reshaping of the threats faced by the UK had undermined the logic of nuclear deterrence strategy, he said.
  • (10) Cameron knew the latter option was not open to him, and had the guts to follow where the implacable logic led.
  • (11) Results reveal a logical, understandable, and largely adaptive response to intractable seizures and offer little support for the concept of a dysfunctional or pathological interictal personality style.
  • (12) It imposes a standard of logical reductionism and methodological purity that not only violates the nature of psychoanalytic knowledge, but imposes an invalid standard of verification and scientific confirmation.
  • (13) A second, un-named Encephalitozoon-like intestinal microsporidia has been identified in five AIDS patients with chronic diarrhea; because it infects lamina propria macrophages, it was logical to investigate its dissemination.
  • (14) Bypass of surgically inaccessible stenoses or occlusions appears to be a logical technique to prevent future stroke but there is much uncertainty about the clinical indications for surgery and even the natural history of the lesions being bypassed.
  • (15) The apotheosis of the cockamamie logic surrounding the sale, is the idea that some of the City institutions set to make a killing may own our pensions.
  • (16) The strict logic is on Sir Menzies's side, but Britain's asymmetric devolution is not unique.
  • (17) So, logic would dictate that if Greeks are genuinely in favour of reform – and opinion polls have consistently shown wide support for many of the structural changes needed – they would be foolish to give these two parties another chance.
  • (18) Therefore it would be valuable to use a representation that would allow: knowledge transfer between different systems, users, experts and 'importers' to be able to evaluate the logic, experts to easily input their knowledge and be guided how to use the syntax.
  • (19) the institutional logic: child's age when admitted, institutional categories.
  • (20) The implications of these observations in supporting a model of phleomycin amplification proposed previously (6) and their utility in providing a logic for developing a new class of antibiotics are discussed.

Methodical


Definition:

  • (a.) Arranged with regard to method; disposed in a suitable manner, or in a manner to illustrate a subject, or to facilitate practical observation; as, the methodical arrangement of arguments; a methodical treatise.
  • (a.) Proceeding with regard to method; systematic.
  • (a.) Of or pertaining to the ancient school of physicians called methodists.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A modification of the manual glucose oxidase-gum guaiacum method of Shipton, B., Wood, P.J.
  • (2) Questionnaires were used and the respondent self-designation method measured leadership.
  • (3) Biochemical, immunocytochemical and histochemical methods were used to study the effect of chronic acetazolamide treatment on carbonic anhydrase (CA) isoenzymes in the rat kidney.
  • (4) Simplicity, high capacity, low cost and label stability, combined with relatively high clinical sensitivity make the method suitable for cost effective screening of large numbers of samples.
  • (5) We conclude that first-transit and blood-pool techniques are equally accurate methods for determining EF when the time-activity method of analysis is employed.
  • (6) The HBV infection was tested by the reversed passive hemagglutination method for the HBsAg and by the passive hemagglutination method for the anti-HBs at the time of recruitment in 1984.
  • (7) It was shown in experiments on four dogs by the conditioned method that the period of recovery of conditioned activity after one hour ether anaesthesia tested 7 to 7.5 days.
  • (8) A new and simple method of serotyping campylobacters has been developed which utilises co-agglutination to detect the presence of heat-stable antigens.
  • (9) If the method was taken into routine use in a diagnostic laboratory, the persistence of reverse passive haemagglutination reactions would enable grouping results to be checked for quality control purposes.
  • (10) The highest rate of discontinuation occurred when method choice was denied in the presence of husband-wife agreement on method choice, and the lowest rate occurred when method choice was granted in the presence of such concurrence.
  • (11) Despite of the increasing diagnostic importance of the direct determination of the parathormone which is at first available only in special institutions in these cases methodical problems play a less important part than the still not infrequent appearing misunderstanding of the adequate basic disease.
  • (12) The preembedding method also disclosed diffuse cytosolic immunoreactivity.
  • (13) A simple method for ultrarapid freezing of cell cultures in monolayers was developed.
  • (14) Nasotracheal intubation has been well established as a method for maintaining an artificial airway in children.
  • (15) These results show that this method is useful in topographical evaluation of CBF changes.
  • (16) Analysis revealed some significant differences in the false-positive rate, depending on the test method used or virus samples evaluated.
  • (17) The method is based on two-dimensional scanning photon absorptiometry on the distal part of the forearm.
  • (18) As the requirements to store and display these images increase, the following questions become important: (a) What methods can be used to ensure that information given to the physician represents the originally acquired data?
  • (19) While stereology is the principal technique, particularly in its application to the parenchyma, other compartments such as the airways and vasculature demand modifications or different methods altogether.
  • (20) However, there was no consistent protocol for the method or duration of drug administration.