† primo-rationaln.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prīmō , rationale n.1
Etymology: < classical Latin prīmō (adverb) first + rationale n.1, after prime ratio n. at prime adj. and adv. Compounds; compare -o- connective.
Mathematics.
Obsolete.
rare.
1862 A. De Morgan Let. 23 Mar. in R. P. Graves (1889) III. 576 I would rather use primo-rationals than differentials.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).