What is a change in the order of the terms of a proportion, so that the second takes the place of the first, and the fourth of the third called?
inversion — (Math.) A change in the order of the terms of a proportion, so that the second takes the place of the first, and the fourth of the third. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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