Sesquialteral
Sesquialteral , adjective
[Latin sesquialter once and a half; sesqui- + alter other: compare French sesquialtére.]
Once and a half times as great as another; having the ratio of one and a half to one.
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Sesquialteral ratio (Mathematics) , the ratio of one and a half to one; thus, 9 and 6 are in a sesquialteral ratio.
Also: Sesquialterate