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Definitions for Ratio

[1] the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second: the ratio of 5 to 2, written 5:2 or 5/2.
[2] proportional relation; rate: the ratio between acceptances and rejections.
[3] Finance . the relative value of gold and silver in a bimetallic currency system.
[4] the final argument of kings (a resort to arms): motto engraved on the cannon of Louis XIV.
[5] a measure of the relative size of two classes expressible as a proportion the ratio of boys to girls is 2 to 1
[6] maths a quotient of two numbers or quantities See also proportion (def. 6)

Words related to Ratio

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Words nearby Ratio

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Origin of Ratio

1630–40; < Latin ratiō a reckoning, account, calculation, derivative (see -tion) of the base of rērī to judge, think

Word origin for Ratio

C17: from Latin: a reckoning, from rērī to think; see reason

Synonyms for Ratio

proportion, quota, rate, scale, arrangement, correlation, correspondence, equation, fraction, proportionality, quotient, relationship