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ratios

[rey-shoh, -shee-oh] Origin

ra·tio

[rey-shoh, -shee-oh]
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
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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

  1. Relation in degree or number between two similar things.

  2. The relation between two quantities expressed as the quotient of one divided by the other.

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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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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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