micro–macroadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌmʌɪkrəʊˈmakrəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈˌmaɪkroʊˈmækroʊ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: micro adj., macro adj.

Etymology: < micro adj. + macro adj.

Designating the relationship or distinction between the small and the large elements of an entity, or between small and large examples of a thing. Also (occasionally) as n.

ΚΠ

1955 Econometrica 23 359 The analysis remains..at a high level of formal abstraction, and it can hardly be claimed that the author has solved the ever-present problem of the micro-macro relationship.

1965 Canad. Jrnl. Linguistics 11 44 In modern stylistics, we find someone as advanced and methodical as M. Riffaterre allowing such dualistic abstractions to proliferate alarmingly, so that he needs stimulus-response, micro-macro, stylistic device (SD)-context, in order to manage what he calls ‘convergence’.

1984 Listener 8 Nov. 16/1 Just as we need the micro-macro distinction for any physical system, for the same reasons we need the micro-macro distinction for the brain.

1994 Northern Miner 3 Oct. 6/3 Core samples from the [diamond mining] project..are to be analyzed at De Beers' facilities in Johannesburg for a micro-macro count.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	micro–macro
释义	micro–macroadj.n. Brit. /ˌmʌɪkrəʊˈmakrəʊ/, U.S. /ˈˌmaɪkroʊˈmækroʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: micro adj., macro adj. Etymology: < micro adj. + macro adj. Designating the relationship or distinction between the small and the large elements of an entity, or between small and large examples of a thing. Also (occasionally) as n. ΚΠ 1955 Econometrica 23 359 The analysis remains..at a high level of formal abstraction, and it can hardly be claimed that the author has solved the ever-present problem of the micro-macro relationship. 1965 Canad. Jrnl. Linguistics 11 44 In modern stylistics, we find someone as advanced and methodical as M. Riffaterre allowing such dualistic abstractions to proliferate alarmingly, so that he needs stimulus-response, micro-macro, stylistic device (SD)-context, in order to manage what he calls ‘convergence’. 1984 Listener 8 Nov. 16/1 Just as we need the micro-macro distinction for any physical system, for the same reasons we need the micro-macro distinction for the brain. 1994 Northern Miner 3 Oct. 6/3 Core samples from the [diamond mining] project..are to be analyzed at De Beers' facilities in Johannesburg for a micro-macro count. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1955
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