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continued proportion

noun

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of continued proportion1

First recorded in 1790–1800

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Example Sentences

Continued proportion, the series and the summation of the series.

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continued fractioncontinuing resolution

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