logarithmancyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

logarithm +‎ -mancy; or a blend of logarithm +‎ arithmancy.

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /lɒɡəˈɹɪðmənsi/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /lɑɡəˈɹɪðmənsi/
  • ハイフネーション: log‧a‧rith‧man‧cy

名詞

logarithmancy (uncountable)

1. (obsolete, rare) Divination using logarithms.
   • 1652, John Gaule, “From the Affinity to Witch-craft”, in Πῦς-μαντία [Pys-mantia] the Mag-astro-mancer, or The Magicall-astrologicall-diviner Posed, and Puzzled. By John Gaule, Minister of Great Staughton in the County of Huntingdon, London: Printed for Joshua Kirton at the Kings Arms in St. Pauls Church-yard, OCLC 84406965, page 165:

     What difference betwixt Astromancy, Magomancy, or Magastromancy (as touching a sorcerous both superstition, かつ operation) and all these after-named? viz. […] Arithmancy, by numbers; Logarithmancy, by Logarithmes; […]

   • [1973, Walter B[rown] Gibson; Litzka R. Gibson, The Complete Illustrated Book of Divination and Prophecy, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, →ISBN:

     LOGARITHMANCY: A mathematical method of divination performed with the aid of logarithms. Now supplanted by modern computers.]

別の表記

• logarithmomancy

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