Continued proportion
Related to Continued proportion: inverse ratio
| (Math.) | a proportion composed of two or more equal ratios, in which the consequent of each preceding ratio is the same with the antecedent of the following one; as, 4 : 8 : 8 : 16 :: 16 : 32. |
| See under Continued, Inverse, etc. |
See also: Continued, Proportion
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.