Ratio
['reɪʃɪəʊ] or ['reʃɪo]
Definition
(noun.) the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).
Edited by Charlene--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind. It is expressed by the quotient of the division of the first by the second; thus, the ratio of 3 to 6 is expressed by / or /; of a to b by a/b; or (less commonly) the second term is made the dividend; as, a:b = b/a.
(n.) Hence, fixed relation of number, quantity, or degree; rate; proportion; as, the ratio of representation in Congress.
Editor: Samantha
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Proportion, rate.
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Definition
n. the relation or the proportion of one thing to another: reason cause: (mus.) the relation between the vibration-numbers of two tones.
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Examples
- The ratio of yield to consumption is the expression of the efficiency of the machine. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The meagreness or negativeness of their content has been in an inverse ratio to their power. Plato. The Republic.
- There are forces in the world which work, not in an arithmetical, but in a geometrical ratio of increase. Plato. The Republic.
- A Puzzle Mr Clennam did not increase in favour with the Father of the Marshalsea in the ratio of his increasing visits. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The struggle for existence inevitably follows from the high geometrical ratio of increase which is common to all organic beings. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- As the gun increases in size, its cost both in construction and service increases in a greatly disproportionate ratio. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In Mr. Gwynne's and Mr. Bessemer's pumps, which had straight vanes, the ratio of power to the effect did not exceed 0·19. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The interval between two notes is defined as the ratio of the frequencies; hence, the interval between C and D (do and re) is 288/256, or 9/8. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- I verily believe that a man's way with women is in inverse ratio to his prowess among men. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- The advantage of an incline depends upon the relative length and height, or is equal to the ratio of the length to the height. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Any eight notes whose frequencies are in the ratio of 9/8, 5/4, etc. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- In 1897 the United States leads the world in the following ratios: Tons Pig Iron. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Since the real difference is so slight, we can assume the simpler ratios without appreciable error. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Improved clutches, gear ratios which permit varying speeds, double-braking systems and electric lights are present-day refinements which add zest to the sport of motorcycling. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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