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ratios
Variant of 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
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