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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Term Logistics is derived from a Greek Word Logistike which means ____
A
Science of Computing and calculating
B
Right Delivery
C
Military Discipline
D
Transportation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Both logic and logistics ultimately derive from the Greek logos, meaning “reason.” But while logic derives directly from Greek, logistics took a longer route, first passing into French as logistique, meaning “art of calculating, ‘’ and then into English from there.

Detailed explanation-2: -The term logistics is attested in English from 1846, and is from French: logistique, where it was either coined or popularized by military officer and writer Antoine-Henri Jomini, who defined it in his Summary of the Art of War (Précis de l’Art de la Guerre).

Detailed explanation-3: -The word “logistics” is derived from the Greek adjective logistikos meaning “skilled in calculating", and the corresponding Latin word logisticus.

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