English dictionary
ratio
/'r/eI//S//oU/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree
Synonyms proportionSource: WordNet 3.0
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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 &frac36; or ½; of <i>a</i> to <i>b</i> by <fract>a/b</fract>; or (less commonly) the second term is made the dividend; as, <i>a:b = <fract>b/a</fract></i>.
Source: webster1913