公 比

gōng bǐdictionary entry

(math.) common ratio (of a geometric sequence)

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Original source entry:

公比公比 [gong1 bi3] /(math.) common ratio (of a geometric sequence)/

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公
gōng
public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)
比
bī
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bǐ
to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bì] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
Bǐ
Belgium / Belgian / abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bǐ lì shí]

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