Superparticular

Superparticular
Superparticular Su`per*par*tic"u*lar, a. [L. superparticularis. See {Super-}, and {Particular}.] (Math.) Of or pertaining to a ratio when the excess of the greater term over the less is a unit, as the ratio of 1 to 2, or of 3 to 4. [Obs.] --Hutton. [1913 Webster]

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