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Subduplicate

Subduplicate \Sub*du"pli*cate\,

  1. (Math.) Expressed by the square root; -- said of ratios.

    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/

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subduplicate

a. (context mathematics English) Expressed by the square root; said of ratios.