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| Expression | 1. Proportion where the ratio of the means is different from that of either couplet; as, 3:6::8:16, 3 bearing the same proportion to 6 as 8 does to 16. But 3 is not to 6 as 6 to 8. It is thus opposed to continued or continual proportion ; as, 3:6::12:24.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: DISCRETE PROPORTION
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| Discrete proportion | Proportion where the ratio of the means is different from that of either couplet; as, 3:6::8:16, 3 bearing the same proportion to 6 as 8 does to 16. But 3 is not to 6 as 6 to 8. It is thus opposed to continued or continual proportion ; as, 3:6::12:24. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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