单词 | rationary |
释义 | rationaryadj. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [adjective] logistical1570 rationary1656 logistic1706 numerative1788 computational1881 supercomputing1927 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Rationary, of or belonging to account or reckoning. 2. Based on reason or reasoning. ΚΠ a1866 J. Grote Exam. Utilit. Philos. (1870) xviii. 275 Ethics..must be rationary (i.e. interested in the reasons of facts) as distinguished from positivist. 1921 W. R. Sorley Hist. Eng. Philos. xii. 257 He sought to assign its due value to phenomenalism or positivism, at the same time as he contended for the more complete view—‘rationary’ or idealist. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1656 |
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