ratio

The definition of a ratio is the relationship between two things.

(noun)

An example of a ratio is four chocolates for every three completed homework assignments written as 4:3.

See ratio in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

Origin: L: see reason

See ratio in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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.

Origin:

Origin: Latin ratiō, calculation

Origin: , from ratus

Origin: , past participle of rērī, to reckon, consider; see ar- in Indo-European roots

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