| sesquiplicate | <mathematics> Subduplicate of the triplicate; a term applied to ratios; thus, a and a' are in the sesquiplicate ratio of b and b', when a is to a' as the square root of the cube of b is to the square root of the cube of b', or a:a'::(b^3:(b'^3. "The periodic times of the planets are in the sesquiplicate ratio of their mean distances." (Sir I. Newton) Origin: Sesqui- + plicate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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