'Subduplicate ratio' definitions:
Definition of 'Subduplicate ratio'
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- Subduplicate \Sub*du"pli*cate\, a. (Math.) Expressed by the square root; -- said of ratios. [1913 Webster]
- Subduplicate ratio, the ratio of the square roots, or the square root of a ratio; thus, the subduplicate ratio of a to b is [root]a to [root]b, or [root]a/b. [1913 Webster]