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harmonic proportion

harmonic proportion noun: the relation of three quantities in harmonic progression, with the second being a harmonic mean between the first and third, as in the three numbers 2, 3, and 6.

Noun

harmonic proportion (plural harmonic proportions)

  1. The relation of three quantities in harmonic progression, with the second being a harmonic mean between the first and third, as in the three numbers 2, 3, and 6.

Forms of harmonic proportion

pluralharmonic proportions

Questions about harmonic proportion

What does harmonic proportion mean?
Harmonic proportion means the relation of three quantities in harmonic progression, with the second being a harmonic mean between the first and third, as in the three numbers 2, 3, and 6.
What part of speech is harmonic proportion?
Harmonic proportion is a noun.
What is the plural of harmonic proportion?
The plural of harmonic proportion is harmonic proportions.

Words near harmonic proportion in the dictionary

  1. harmonic numbers
  2. harmonic oscillator
  3. harmonic oscillators
  4. harmonic progression
  5. harmonic progressions
  6. harmonic proportion
  7. harmonic proportions
  8. harmonic series
  9. harmonic tremor
  10. harmonic tremors
  11. harmonica

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