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Definition of Subduple
1. a. Indicating one part of two; in the ratio of one to two.
Definition of Subduple
1. Adjective. (mathematics) Indicating one part of two; in the ratio of one to two. ¹
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Definition of Subduple
1. in the ratio of one to two [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subduple
Literary usage of Subduple
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cyclopædia;: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature.by Abraham Rees by Abraham Rees (1819)
"subduple RATIO, is when any number or quantity is contained in another twice.
Thus 3, is faid to be tub- duple of 6, as 6 is duple of 3. See RATIO. ..."
2. Walker Remodelled: Smart's Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language by John Walker, Smart (1871)
":—Sub-oc'-tave, or Sub-oc'-tu-ple, (see subduple, Ac., above,) a.:—Sub-ot'-u-lar,
... Sub-quad'-ru-ple, Sub- quin'-tn-ple, (aee subduple. Ac., above,) n. ..."
3. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"subduple, (snb'-du-pl) ni In ... A quantity which is half of another, or contained
twice in it, as 3 ¡s the subduple of 6. SUBJACENT, (sub-ja'-sent) a. ..."
4. American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and ...by William Nicholson by William Nicholson (1821)
"... subduple rations when any number or quantity is contained in another twice :
thus 3 is said to be subduple of 6, as 6 is duple of 3. as to have one ..."
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