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21Harmonic proportion — Harmonic Har*mon ic (h[aum]r*m[o^]n [i^]k), Harmonical Har*mon ic*al ( [i^]*kal), a. [L. harmonicus, Gr. armoniko s; cf. F. harmonique. See {Harmony}.] 1. Concordant; musical; consonant; as, harmonic sounds. [1913 Webster] Harmonic twang! of… …
22Golden mean — Golden Gold en (g[=o]ld n), a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden, from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Made of gold; consisting of gold. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain. [1913… …
23Terms of a proportion — Term Term, n. [F. terme, L. termen, inis, terminus, a boundary limit, end; akin to Gr. ?, ?. See {Thrum} a tuft, and cf. {Terminus}, {Determine}, {Exterminate}.] 1. That which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary.… …
24percentage, proportion — The words are used inexactly when the relationship between two numbers isn t specified. This drug has proved of much value in a percentage of cases (cited by Gowers) tells us next to nothing. It could mean 2 percent or 28 percent or 92 percent …
25percentage, proportion — The words are used inexactly when the relationship between two numbers isn t specified. This drug has proved of much value in a percentage of cases (cited by Gowers) tells us next to nothing. It could mean 2 percent or 28 percent or 92 percent …
26golden mean — /goʊldən ˈmin / (say gohlduhn meen) noun 1. a mathematical proportion (golden section) thought to be ideal, used in art and architecture, especially formerly. 2. the happy medium between extremes; moderate course of action. {translation of Latin… …
27golden mean — noun 1. the proportional relation between two divisions of line or two dimension of a plane figure such that short : long :: long : (short + long) • Syn: ↑golden section • Hypernyms: ↑proportion 2. the middle between extremes …
28Moors — For Arabs in Sri Lanka, see Sri Lankan Moors. A self depiction by the Muslims in Iberia. Taken from the Tale of Bayad and Riyad …
29Control chart — One of the Seven Basic Tools of Quality First described by Walter A. Shewhart …
30average — I. n. 1. Medium, mean proportion, medial sum or quantity. 2. Mediocrity, medium grade, mean standard. II. v. a. 1. Equate, reduce to an average, reduce to a mean. 2. (Com.) Proportion, distribute proportionally. III …