Subduple
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Subduple is an adjective meaning (mathematics) Indicating one part of two; in the ratio of one to two.
Meaning
(mathematics) Indicating one part of two; in the ratio of one to two.
Example Sentences
3:6 is a subduple ratio, while 6:3 is a duple ratio.
As one of these under pulleys abates half of that heaviness of the weight, and causes the power to be in a subduple proportion; so two of them abate half of that which remains, and cause a subquadruple proportion, three a sextuple, four a suboctuple.
Synonyms for subduple
Depending on context, synonyms include subdouble.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include subduplicate, even, fractionary, subtriplicate, second-order, superparticular.
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