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单词 rationary
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rationaryadj.

Brit. /ˈraʃn̩(ə)ri/, /ˈraʃən(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈræʃəˌnɛri/
Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin rationarius ; Latin ratiōn- , ratiō , -ary suffix1.
Etymology: Either < post-classical Latin rationarius supervising accounts (4th cent.), based on reasoning (15th cent.), or independently < classical Latin ratiōn-, ratiō ratio n. + -ary suffix1.
rare.
1. Of or relating to enumeration or calculation. Obsolete.
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).
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