computatio

Latin · noun
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2023-12-12
Meanings
Literal translation
computation
Categories
practice
Related Lemmata 6 ›

1. computation

1.a computation practice

Haec omnia mathematicorum collegit ingenium et, computatione sollerti, divinae dispositionis secreta perdidicit.

‘Astrologers have traced all these phenomena and with their mathematical skill have taught us their secrets.’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 1.4.11

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. 1.13

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). computatio (Lemma #888). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/888/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). computatio (Lemma #888). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/888/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). computatio (Lemma #888). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/888/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) computatio (Lemma #888), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/888/ (Accessed: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac888,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {computatio ({Lemma} #888)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/888/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/888/},
}