An`har*mon"ic (#), a. [F. anharmonique, fr. Gr. priv. + harmonic.] Math.

Not harmonic.

The anharmonic function or ratio of four points abcd on a straight line is the quantity (ac/ad):(bc/bd), where the segments are to regarded as plus or minus, according to the order of the letters.

 

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