logic
noun [ U ]
uk/ˈlɒdʒɪk/ ussensible methods of thinking and making good decisions:
business/economic/commercial logic
the logic of sth Customers support what we're doing, because they see the logic of using renewable resources.
there is logic in/to sth There is clear logic in putting the two businesses together.
If there's any logic to privatization, it's that competition creates more efficiency.
IT (also programming logic)
actions that a computer performs, such as comparing and matching, that involve simple yes or no choices, rather than more complicated mathematics:
Logic controls how the computer code is executed.