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" The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes; and the second and third terms the means. Thus, in the proportion a : b = с : d, a and d are the extremes, and b and с the means. "
A Complete Course in Algebra for Academies and High Schools - Page 255
by Webster Wells - 1885 - 349 pages
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Higher Arithmetic: Designed for the Use of High Schools, Academies, and Colleges

George Roberts Perkins - Arithmetic - 1841 - 274 pages
...fourth, and four points are placed between the second and third : which is read, 4 is to 6 as 8 is to 12. The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes. The second and third terms are called the means. The first and second constitute the fast couplet....
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The Elements of Arithmetic ... in which Decimal and Integral Arithmetic are ...

Pliny Earle Chase - 1844 - 164 pages
...consequents may exchange places. Thus, 2 : 6 :: 7 : 21, and 6 :2 :: 21 :7, are each true proportions. The first and fourth terms of a proportion, are called the extremes, the second and third terms, the means. The proportion 3 : 12 == 2 : 8 may also be written 735 = f ....
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Elements of Algebra: Including Sturms' Theorem

Charles Davies - Algebra - 1845 - 382 pages
...antecedent, and the number 10, with which it is compared, a consequent. The first and fourth terms are called the extremes ; and the second and third terms, the means. Let a, b, c, and d, denote four quantities in arithmetical proportion ; and d the difference between...
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An Introduction to Geometry and the Science of Form: Prepared from the Most ...

Anna Cabot Lowell - Geometry - 1846 - 216 pages
...divided by BC. The first term of each ratio is called the antecedent, the second term is the consequent. The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes ; the second and third terms are the means. If the same quantity is taken twice as a mean it is called...
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The Rational Arithmetic: In which the Science is Fully Developed, the Art ...

James S. Russell - Arithmetic - 1847 - 340 pages
...The four quantities forming a proportion are called proportionals, or, the terms of the proportion. The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the second and third, the means. Also, the first terms, or divisors in ratios, are called the antecedents, and the second...
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The American Arithmetic

James Robinson (of Boston.) - 1847 - 304 pages
...expression is usually read thus : as 5 is to 8, so is 15 to 24. Art. 138. The first and fourth numbers or terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the second and third numbers or terms are called the means. In the other method of writing the terms, the numerator of the...
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Putnam's Arithmetic

Rufus Putnam - Arithmetic - 1849 - 276 pages
...± = |f ; which is read, 4 is to 5 as 12 is to 15 ; or, 4 divided by 5 is equal to 12 divided by 15. The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes; and the second and third, the means. When the proportion is expressed in a fractional form, the numerator of the first fraction...
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Higher Arithmetic: Designed for the Use of High Schools, Academies, and ...

George Roberts Perkins - Arithmetic - 1849 - 356 pages
...fourth, and four points are placed between the second and third ; which is read, 4 is to 6 as 8 is to 12. The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes. The second and third terms are called the means. The first and second constitute the first couplet....
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An elementary course of practical mathematics, Part 2

James Elliot - 1850 - 118 pages
...in the proportion 16 : 4 : : 12 : 3, the antecedents are 16 and 12, and the consequents 4 and 3. 4. The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the Extremes ; and the second and third, the Means. 5. The fourth term is said to be a Fourth Proportional to the other three. 6. When the first...
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Higher Arithmetic: Designed for the Use of High Schools, Academies, and ...

George Roberts Perkins - Arithmetic - 1850 - 356 pages
...fourth, and four points are placed between the second and third ; which is read, 4 is to 6 as 8 is to 12. The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes. The second and third terms are called the means. The first and second constitute the first couplet....
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