ratio
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            ra·tio
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˈrā-shē-ˌō  
                                                                                                                              
            -(ˌ)shō
                                                      
                                                          
            
               plural ratios            
        
    1
                    
        a
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : 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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