Logistics
Pronunciation : Lo*gis"tics
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. (Mil.)
Defn: That branch of the military art which embraces the details of moving and supplying armies. The meaning of the word is by some writers extended to include strategy. H. L. Scott.
2. (Math.)
Defn: A system of arithmetic, in which numbers are expressed in a scale of 60; logistic arithmetic.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913