Logos Etymology Math

Logos is a term in western philosophy psychology rhetoric and religion derived from a greek word variously meaning ground plea opinion expectation word speech account reason proportion and discourse.

Logos etymology math. Simple symbol or graphic meant to represent something 1937 probably a shortening of logogram sign see definitions of logo. Ancient greek philosophers used the term in different ways. The kind now chiefly in use were invented by his contemporary henry briggs 1561 1630 a professor of geometry at. Logos greek root word study g comes from legein to speak logic.

From ancient greek λόγος lógos speech oration discourse quote story study ratio word calculation reason. Speech oration mathematics ratio. Zoology zoon animal study of animals. Astrology astron star knowledge from the stars.

A mathematical function used to shorten calculation 1610s logarithmus coined in modern latin by scottish mathematician john napier 1550 1617 literally ratio number from greek logos proportion ratio word see logos arithmos number from pie erei dhmo suffixed variant form of root re to reason count. Napier invented them and published a table in 1614. Biology bios life study of physical life. λόγος lógos m plural λόγοι word unit of language word word of honour speech language.

Reasoning to gain knowledge and wisdom. Logos n 1580s the divine word second person of the christian trinity from greek logos word speech statement discourse also computation account also reason from pie log o suffixed form of root leg 1 to collect gather with derivatives meaning to speak on notion of to pick out words the greek word was used by. The sophists used the term to mean discourse. ˈloʊɡoʊs ˈloʊɡɑs noun.

It became a technical term in western philosophy beginning with heraclitus who used the term for a principle of order and knowledge.