Definition:Geometric Mean/Mean Proportional/General Definition
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Definition
In the language of Euclid, the terms of a (finite) geometric sequence of positive integers between (and not including) the first and last terms are called mean proportionals.
Historical Note
This extension of the definition of a mean proportional is never made specifically in Euclid's The Elements, but introduced without definition in Between two Cubes exist two Mean Proportionals.
In the words of Euclid:
- To three given straight lines to find a fourth proportional.
(The Elements: Book $\text{VI}$: Proposition $12$)