What does subquadruple mean?
Subquadruple means Containing one part of four; in the ratio of one to four..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Containing one part of four; in the ratio of one to four..
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.
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Subquadruple means Containing one part of four; in the ratio of one to four..
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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.
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