And when three magnitudes are proportional, the first is said to have to the third the squared1 ratio of that (it has) to the second.
The ratio $\frac \alpha\gamma$ of positive real numbers $\alpha,\gamma$ is called a squared ratio if there is a positive real number $\beta$ sucht that $\alpha,\beta,\gamma$ are in a proportion in three terms. \[\frac\alpha\beta=\frac\beta\gamma.\]
Note: Note that in this case we have
\[\frac\alpha\gamma=\frac{\alpha^2}{\beta^2},\]
explaining the name "squared ratio".
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Literally, "double" (translator's note) ↩
