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Ortive is derived from ortiv-us, and ortus, or "rising," suggesting that ortus is "east."
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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Ortive also bears mathematical significance: the phrase "numeration ortive" signifies "that part of arithmetic which deals with multiplication, division" as distinguished from "numeration original," which represents addition and subtraction.
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
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