ratio

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ra·tio | \ ˈrā-(ˌ)shō

, -shē-ˌō \

plural ratios

Definition of ratio

1a : the indicated quotient of two mathematical expressions

b : the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things : proportion

2 : the expression of the relative values of gold and silver as determined by a country's currency laws

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Synonyms for ratio

Synonyms

proportion,
rate

Examples of ratio in a Sentence

What is the length-to-width ratio? the ratio of students to teachers in the school is nine to one

Recent Examples on the Web This is compared to the average ratio of 9.05 ng/ml in postmortem cases and 3.2 ng/ml in driving under the influence cases of people who survive. — Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, "Medical expert: 'In a vise,' George Floyd did everything he could as he struggled to breathe," 8 Apr. 2021 Companies with half or more of executives exhibiting digital prowess have 48% higher revenue growth and higher valuations (share price to sales ratio) and 15% higher net margins than the rest, Weill and his co-authors find. — Joe Mckendrick, Forbes, "Your CEO, And Even Your CIO, May Need Digital Skills Refreshes," 7 Apr. 2021 Their servings are huge and their bread to meat ratio is perfect. — Mike Rose, cleveland, "Honey Hut’s Kevin Page shares some of his favorite local dining choices: Five for Friday," 25 Mar. 2021 This summer, the city is expanding to a ratio of 15 campers to one adult, Early said. — Steven Walker, orlandosentinel.com, "Orlando summer camp options for kids will be limited, much like last year," 19 Mar. 2021 By holding banks to a minimum ratio, regulators effectively restrict them from making too many loans without increasing their capital levels. — Andrew Ackerman, WSJ, "Fed to Decide on Extending Emergency Capital Relief for Big Banks," 12 Mar. 2021 The student to teacher ratio will not exceed 14 to 1 with 6,000 students and 428 teachers for 24 days. — Kristen Griffith, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Carroll County Public Schools to present multimillion-dollar plan for recovery," 10 Mar. 2021 In Big East play, Gillespie leads the league with 5.8 assists per game, and a 3.4 assists/TO ratio. — Dom Amore, courant.com, "UConn men at No. 10 Villanova: What you need to know as the high-stakes, Big East showdown arrives," 20 Feb. 2021 While their teams split those contests, Mahomes has put up the better numbers with his 109.2 passer rating and 11-3 touchdown to interception ratio outpacing Brady’s 86 rating with six TDs and five interceptions. — Josh Dubow, ajc, "Brady, Mahomes prepare for 5th matchup after splitting 1st 4," 31 Jan. 2021

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