单词 | representative fraction |
释义 | > as lemmasrepresentative fraction representative fraction n. Cartography the ratio of a distance on a map to the distance it represents on the ground; abbreviated R.F. ΚΠ 1860 Exam. Candidates for Admission Royal Mil. College, Sandhurst June 25 Draw a scale of 4 miles to an inch to measure yards, and give its representative fraction. 1886 H. D. Hutchinson Mil. Sketching made Easy i. 2 If the Representative Fraction is marked on a sketch, the scale can be understood, and the sketch can be used, by anyone, even though it be a foreign one. 1928 Geogr. Jrnl. 71 477 The redrawn map is on a scale 0.78 that of the original, which reduces the representative fraction to 1/649,000. 2002 T. G. Feeman Portraits of Earth iii. 17 The representative fraction for a map does not depend on the unit of measurement one uses. < as lemmas |
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