Etymology

superpartient

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Today it means: Being or relating to a ratio where the larger value exceeds the smaller by more than one unit, as in 3 to 5. Full definition →

Latin superpartiens
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromsuperpartiens
  2. English todaysuperpartient

Learned borrowing from Latin superpartiens, from super (“over”) + partiens, the past participle of partire (“to divide”).

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