Tac"tics (?), n. [Gr. &?;, pl., and &?; (sc.
&?;, sing., fr. &?; fit for ordering or arranging, fr. &?;, &?;, to put in
order, to arrange: cf. F. tactique.] 1. The
science and art of disposing military and naval forces in order for battle,
and performing military and naval evolutions. It is divided into grand
tactics, or the tactics of battles, and elementary tactics, or
the tactics of instruction.
2. Hence, any system or method of
procedure.
Tac"tics (?), n. [Gr. &?;, pl., and &?; (sc.
&?;, sing., fr. &?; fit for ordering or arranging, fr. &?;, &?;, to put in
order, to arrange: cf. F. tactique.] 1. The
science and art of disposing military and naval forces in order for battle,
and performing military and naval evolutions. It is divided into grand
tactics, or the tactics of battles, and elementary tactics, or
the tactics of instruction.
2. Hence, any system or method of
procedure.
