as in rate
the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things
the ratio of students to teachers in the school is nine to one
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Recent Examples of ratio
But since only female trees bear fruit, a 50–50 gender ratio is uneconomical to say the least.
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Jacob Jones, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025
The technology’s researchers quickly adopted his method and used it to improve MRI machines’ imaging speed, resolution, and signal-to-noise ratio.
—Amanda Davis, IEEE Spectrum, 12 Aug. 2025
Today, thanks to its currency board, Bulgaria has the second lowest debt-to-GDP ratio in the EU, behind only Estonia.
—Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
Other follow up tests include checking for protein in the urine or urine protein:creatinine ratio.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
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Jacob Jones, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025
The technology’s researchers quickly adopted his method and used it to improve MRI machines’ imaging speed, resolution, and signal-to-noise ratio.
—Amanda Davis, IEEE Spectrum, 12 Aug. 2025
Today, thanks to its currency board, Bulgaria has the second lowest debt-to-GDP ratio in the EU, behind only Estonia.
—Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
Other follow up tests include checking for protein in the urine or urine protein:creatinine ratio.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ratio
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratio
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Regardless of what the future holds, Roman Anthony has set himself and his family up for life, and the Red Sox have locked in yet another piece of their future at a reasonable rate.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, rates of dementia, cancer mortality, heart disease, falls, and all-cause mortality (i.e. cause of death for any reason) are all significantly lower for people who take more daily steps compared with their less active peers.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Ratio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratio. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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