common ratio
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of common ratio
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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The most common ratio of oil to vinegar is 3:1.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
The sequence is geometric with a common ratio r = −2.
From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020
The sequence is geometric with common ratio r = 1.
From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020
The ratio between consecutive terms in a geometric sequence is r, the common ratio, where n is greater than or equal to two.
From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020
But this diversity of acts does not diversify the power, since both acts regard the one common ratio of the object, which is goodness.
From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Aquinas Thomas
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