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noun, plural -tios.
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.
Origin:
1630–40; < Latin ratiō a reckoning, account, calculation, derivative (see -tion) of the base of rērī to judge, think
1630–40; < Latin ratiō a reckoning, account, calculation, derivative (see -tion) of the base of rērī to judge, think
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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| ratio (ˈreɪʃɪˌəʊ) | |
| —n , pl -tios | |
| 1. | a measure of the relative size of two classes expressible as a proportion: the ratio of boys to girls is 2 to 1 |
| 2. | maths See also proportion a quotient of two numbers or quantities |
| [C17: from Latin: a reckoning, from rērī to think; see | |
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Word Origin & History
ratio
1636, "reason, rationale," from L. ratio "reckoning, calculation, business affair, procedure," also "reason," from rat-, pp. stem of reri "to reckon, calculate," also "think" (see reason). Mathematical sense is attested from 1660.
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Medical Dictionary
ratio ra·tio (rā'shō, rā'shē-ō')
n. pl. ra·tios
Relation in degree or number between two similar things.
The relation between two quantities expressed as the quotient of one divided by the other.
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Science Dictionary
ratio  (rā'shō, rā'shē-ō') Pronunciation Key
A relationship between two quantities, normally expressed as the quotient of one divided by the other. For example, if a box contains six red marbles and four blue marbles, the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles is 6 to 4, also written 6:4. A ratio can also be expressed as a decimal or percentage. |
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Cultural Dictionary
ratio [(ray-shee-oh, ray-shoh)]An expression of the relative size of two numbers by showing one divided by the other.
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