{Subduplicate ratio}, the ratio of the square roots, or the square root of a ratio; thus, the subduplicate ratio of a to b is [root]a to [root]b, or [root]a/b. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Subduplicate ratio — Subduplicate Sub*du pli*cate, a. (Math.) Expressed by the square root; said of ratios. [1913 Webster] {Subduplicate ratio}, the ratio of the square roots, or the square root of a ratio; thus, the subduplicate ratio of a to b is [root]a to [root]b … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Sesquiplicate — Ses*quip li*cate, a. [Sesqui + plicate.] (Math.) Subduplicate of the triplicate; a term applied to ratios; thus, a and a are in the sesquiplicate ratio of b and b , when a is to a as the square root of the cube of b is to the square root of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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