[css-logical-1] Are physical properties logical properties?

[cdoublev]

My understanding was that logical properties represent both flow-relative and physical properties, since they are included in logical property groups.

But the spec differentiates logical and physical properties in this sentence (and possibly elsewhere):

Unless otherwise specified, shorthand properties that encompass both logical and physical longhands [...]

Can it be clarified please, at least for me in this issue?

[Loirooriol]

Maybe not explicitly defined, but "logical" is used as a synonym of "flow-relative", e.g.

https://drafts.csswg.org/css-logical-1/#abstract

This module introduces logical properties and values that provide the author with the ability to control layout through logical, rather than physical, direction and dimension mappings

https://drafts.csswg.org/css-logical-1/#intro

logical concepts like the “start” of a page or line map differently to physical concepts

So physical properties aren't logical.

[cdoublev]

The second quote answers the question I should I have asked for this issue, about the meaning of logical.

In my own words, logical qualifies a subject as obeying rules that are more abstract but easier to work with than the "universal" rules.

It is still confusing to me that physical properties have a mapping logic and are included in logical property groups. But as I never see someone else complaining about this, I guess this issue can be closed.