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common ratio

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noun

Mathematics.
  1. geometric ratio.


Etymology

Origin of common ratio

First recorded in 1870–75

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The most common ratio of oil to vinegar is 3:1.

From Washington Times Aug. 21, 2023

Find the sixteenth term of a sequence where the first term is 11 and the common ratio is −6.

From Textbooks Sep. 23, 2020

Let’s write the first few terms of the sequence where the first term is and the common ratio is .

From Textbooks Sep. 23, 2020

Find the fourteenth term of a sequence where the first term is 64 and the common ratio is r = 1.

From Textbooks May 6, 2020

How is it possible to gauge the performances of school champions with those of others—college-men and athletic club amateurs—when we have no common ratio?

From Harper's Round Table, July 9, 1895 by Various

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