generaliter

Latin · adverb
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2023-12-12
Meanings
Literal translation
generally
Categories
mathematical term
Related Lemmata 3 ›

1. roughly

1.a roughly mathematical term

Si enim generaliter fuerit inventus in his, in quibus diximus, locis, mediam genituram decernit

‘If it is roughly found in the place we said, it indicates a mediocre nativity’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 4.17.9

Genre: astrological compendium Provenance: Sicily Date: ca. 334 CE

Firmicus Maternus. 1897. Ivlii Firmici Materni Matheseos Libri VIII, ed. W. Kroll, F. Skutsch. Stuttgart: B. G. Teubner. 1.240-241

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). generaliter (Lemma #1168). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1168/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). generaliter (Lemma #1168). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1168/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). generaliter (Lemma #1168). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1168/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) generaliter (Lemma #1168), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1168/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1168,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {generaliter ({Lemma} #1168)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1168/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1168/},
}