ratio
noun pl. ratios
- a fixed relation in degree, number, etc. between two similar things; proportion: a ratio of two boys to three girls
- Finance the relative value of gold and silver in a currency system based on both
- Math. the quotient of one quantity divided by another of the same kind, usually expressed as a fraction
See ratio in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(rāˈshō, rāˈshē-ōˌ)
noun pl. ra·tios - Relation in degree or number between two similar things.
- The relative value of silver and gold in a currency system that is bimetallic.
- Mathematics A relationship between two quantities, normally expressed as the quotient of one divided by the other: The ratio of 7 to 4 is written 7:4 or 7/4.
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