Who Invented the Abecedarium?
2In the Work of British Economist and Logician W. S. Jevons: the Series of Possible Combinations of Letters in a System for Solving Logical Problems; (Also)...
2In the work of British economist and logician W. S. Jevons: the series of possible combinations of letters in a system for solving logical problems; (also) the mechanical device invented by Jevons for generating and displaying these combinations.
What does abecedary?
Abecedary meaning
One that teaches or learns the alphabet or the fundamentals of any subject; abecedarian. [Late 16th century.] noun. 1. Referring to the alphabet; alphabetical; related to or resembling an abecedarius; abecedarian.
What is abecedarian series?
Abecedarian refers to a series or list in which the elements appear in alphabetical order. For example, in Robert McCloskey's book Make Way for Ducklings, the names of the ducklings are Jack, Kack, Lack, Mack, Nack, Ouack, Pack, and Quack.