INVERSE RATIO
\ɪnvˈɜːs ɹˈe͡ɪʃɪˌə͡ʊ], \ɪnvˈɜːs ɹˈeɪʃɪˌəʊ], \ɪ_n_v_ˈɜː_s ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ɪ__ˌəʊ]\
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in arith. and alg., a ratio when the relation of numbers to each other is reversed-thus we have the ratio 3 to 6 expressed by 3/6 or 1/2, and the inverse ratio of the same numbers is expressed by 6 to 3, or by 6/3 or 2.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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costotransverse
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