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continued proportion

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noun

Mathematics.

an ordered set of numbers such that the ratio between any two successive terms is the same, as 1:3:9:27:81.

Etymology

Origin of continued proportion

First recorded in 1790–1800

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continued proportion

From this twofold relation it follows that the continued proportion between the sovereign, the prince, and the people is not an arbitrary idea, but a consequence of the nature of the state.

From Emile by Rousseau, Jean-Jacques

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