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The following 3 entries include the term ratio of.
ratio of a geometric progression
: the constant quantity by which each term in a geometric progression is multiplied to produce the succeeding one
ratio of expansion
: the ratio of the volume of steam in an engine cylinder or turbine when the piston is at the end of the stroke to the volume at cut-off
ratio of similitude
: the ratio between any two corresponding linear extents (as line segments) in two similar figures
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