Assertion: gauss | /r/CapableOf | act in matter
Facets:
value: to maximize his scientific output
type: PURPOSE
value: rationally
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: In these matters, as in his defensive attitude toward possible wasters of his time, Gauss was acting rationally to maximize his scientific output; but the result was to prevent some interchanges that might have been as beneficial to him as to others.