geometric ratio

American  

noun

Mathematics.

1. the ratio of consecutive terms in a geometric progression.

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Etymology

Origin of geometric ratio

First recorded in 1800–10

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geometric ratio

If you’re planning on stuffing your face with pie on Saturday in honor of the geometric ratio whose digits march on to infinity, you’ll probably take two things for granted.

From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2015

This power has already become the main agency in the growth of the church, and its efficiency is to grow in geometric ratio as the years increase.

From India's Problem, Krishna or Christ by Jones, John P. (John Peter)

Now, this tendency to reproduce in some geometric ratio, which characterizes all living organisms, means that any species, if left to itself, would soon reach such numbers as to occupy the whole earth.

From Sociology and Modern Social Problems by Ellwood, Charles A. (Charles Abram)

This illustration shows the enormous possibilities of any species reproducing in geometric ratio, as all species in order to survive must do.

From Sociology and Modern Social Problems by Ellwood, Charles A. (Charles Abram)

Every species normally increases, therefore, in some geometric ratio.

From Sociology and Modern Social Problems by Ellwood, Charles A. (Charles Abram)