Definition of ratio
ratios
1a : the indicated quotient of two mathematical expressionsb : 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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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 of ratio from the Web
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Schwab and iShares have ETFs that track the broad U.S. stock market with expense ratios of just 0.03 percent, for example.
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Using National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data, the website Climate Signals tracks this ratio too.
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According to IRS statistics, less than 82% of all tax is paid voluntarily and on time; enforcement actions raise that ratio to about 83.7%, for a tax gap of 16.3%, or an annual average of $406 billion in unpaid taxes.
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The sophomore right-hander opened the year with a 3-0 record and a 0.38 ERA in his first five starts, with a 36-to-5 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
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One was the ratio of the number of verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs to the total number of words spoken.
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Only about 1 percent of Pakistan’s 200 million people pay taxes and the country has one of the lowest tax-to-GDP ratios in South Asia.
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What a bull eats, how it's raised, how a cut of meat is sliced to provide the right ratio of fat—
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There is little doubt that the biggest highlight of the LG G6 is its gorgeous QHD+ display with innovative 18:9 ratio.
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Origin and Etymology of ratio
Latin, computation, reason — more at reason
First Known Use: 1660
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RATIO Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of ratio for English Language Learners
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: the relationship that exists between the size, number, or amount of two things and that is often represented by two numbers
RATIO Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of ratio for Students
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: the relationship in number or quantity between two or more things the ratio of teachers to students
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