| Bewick Bridge - 1818 - 254 sider
...of 12 : 4 is said to be equal to the ratio of 18 : 6, or, in other words, that 12 : 4 : : 18 : 6.w Of the four terms of which every proportion consists, the first and last ternis are called the extremes, and the second and third the means of that proportion. 98. If there... | |
| Pierce Morton - 1830 - 584 sider
...proportion, which is thus written, A : В : : С : D. te " A is to В as С is to D." Of a proportion, the first and last terms are called the extremes, and the second and third the means ; thus A, D are the extremes, and В, С the means, of the proportion A : B: : С : D. The terms A... | |
| 1835 - 684 sider
...proportion, which is thus written, A : В : : С : D. ie " A is to В as С is to D." Of a proportion, the first and last terms are called the extremes, and the second and third the means ; thus A, D are the extremes, and В, С the means, of the proportion A : B; : С : D. The terms A... | |
| Bewick Bridge - 1839 - 280 sider
...of 12 : 4 is said to be equal to the ratio of 18 : 6, or, in other words, that 12 : 4 : : 18 : 6. :" Of the four terms of which every proportion consists,...the second and third the means, of that proportion. 06. If there be a set of quantities related together in the following manner, viz. a : b :: b : c ::... | |
| John D. Williams - 1840 - 634 sider
...of 12 : 4 is said to be equal to the ratio of 18 : 6, or, in other words, that 12 : 4 : : 18 : 6.* Of the four terms of which every proportion consists,...the second and third the means, of that proportion. 79. If there be a set of quantities related together in the following manner, viz. a : b :: b : c :;... | |
| John D. Williams - 1840 - 216 sider
...of 12 : 4 is said to be equal to the ratio of 18 : 6, or, in other words, that 12 : 4 : ; 18 : 6.* Of the four terms of which every proportion consists,...the second and third the means, of that proportion. 79. If there be a set of quantities related together in the following manner, viz. albl'b'. clicld'idle,... | |
| Bewick Bridge - 1841 - 260 sider
...12 : 4 is said to be equal to the ratio of 18 : 6, or, in other words, that 12 : 4 : : 18 : 6. (*) Of the four terms of which every proportion consists, the first and last terms are called the extreme*, and the second and third the means, of that proportion. 96. If there be a set of quantities... | |
| Stephen Chase - 1849 - 348 sider
...equality is, however, preferable. a.) The terms of the ratio are called also terms of the proportion. The first and last terms are called the extremes, and the second and third, the means of the proportion. b.) If the second and third terms be the same, that^quantity is said to be a MEAN PROPORTIONAL... | |
| 1851 - 260 sider
...ANTECEDENT, and the second the CONSEQUENT. In any series of four proportionals, the first and fourth terms are called the EXTREMES, and the second and third the MEANS. The product of the Means, equals the product of the Extremes. Thus in either series above, 12X8=96,... | |
| Joseph Ray - 1852 - 408 sider
...ratios to form a proportion. ART. 264. Each of the four quantities in a proportion is called a term. The first and last terms are called the extremes ; and the second and third terms, the means. The terms of a proportion may be either monomials or polynomials. quents (Art. 257)... | |
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