7. When, of the equimultiples, the multiple of the first magnitude exceeds the multiple of the second, but the multiple of the third does not exceed the multiple of the fourth, then the first is said to have a greater ratio to the second than the third has to the fourth.
Quando autem eque multlplicium multiplex quidem primi superat multiplex secundi, multiplex autem tertii non superat multiplex quarti secundum aliquam multiplicitatem, tunc primum ad secundum maiorem proportionem habere dicitur quam tertium ad quartum.