 The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the second and third terms, the means. Thus, in the foregoing proportion, 8 and 3 are the extremes and 4 and 6 are the means.  Junior High School Mathematics - Page 175by Walter Wilson Hart - 1922Full view - About this book
 | John Henry Tanner - Algebra - 1904 - 398 pages
..." 6 is to 3 as 10 is to 5 " ; its meaning is the same as 6 : 3 = 10 : 5, ie, the same as a = ¥• The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes, while the second and third terms are called the means, and the fourth term is called the fourth proportional... | |
 | John Henry Moore - Business mathematics - 1904 - 404 pages
...ratios. It is indicated by placing the sign of equality =, or a double colon :: between the ratios. 950. The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the second and third terms, the means. 951. The test of proportion is that the two integers or... | |
 | International Correspondence Schools - Arithmetic - 1904 - 656 pages
...ratio of the first term to the second term equals the ratio of the third term to the fourth term. 65. The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the second and third terms the means. Thus, in the foregoing proportion, 8 and 3 are the extremes... | |
 | David Eugene Smith - Arithmetic - 1905 - 550 pages
...and the numerator a power ; thus, 8^ means v'S2 = \/64 = 4. Extremes and means. The first and last terms of a proportion are called the extremes ; the second and third, the means. Face of note. The principal mentioned in a note is called the face of the note. Factors.... | |
 | David Eugene Smith - Arithmetic - 1905 - 420 pages
...and the numerator a power ; thus, 8^ means "J^P = ~v/64 = 4. Extremes and means. The first and last terms of a proportion are called the extremes ; the second and third, the means. Face of note. The principal mentioned in a note is called the face of the note. Fraction.... | |
 | Walter Randall Marsh - Algebra - 1905 - 446 pages
...antecedents and consequents of the ratios are called the antecedents and consequents of the proportion. The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes and the second and third terms are called the means. The terms of a proportion are said to be proportional.... | |
 | David Eugene Smith - Arithmetic - 1905 - 646 pages
...and the numerator a power ; thus, 8' means v'S2 = \/64 = 4. Extremes and means. The first and last terms of a proportion are called the extremes; the second and third, the means. Face of note. The principal mentioned in a note is called the face of the note. Fraction.... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - 1894 - 218 pages
...called a proportion. The four terms of the ratios are called proportionals. The first and last terms are called the extremes. The second and third terms are called the means. The proportion formed by two equal ratios a : b and c : d may be written in three ways : (1) a : b... | |
 | International Correspondence Schools - Arithmetic - 1906 - 576 pages
...ratio of the first term to the second term equals the ratio of the third term to the fourth term. 135. The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the second and third terms, the meaiis. Thus, in the foregoing proportion, 8 and 3 are the extremes... | |
 | George William Myers, Sarah Catherine Brooks - Arithmetic - 1907 - 432 pages
...fourth numbers of a proportion are called the first, second, third, and fourth terms of the proportion. The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the second and the third terms, the means. The first two terms of a proportion are together called... | |
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