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
That left us with 77 to seven — his ratio for the regular season plus postseason in that same span.
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Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The numbers indicate the ratio (by percentage) of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK), in that order, in the fertilizer.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 1 May 2026
This ratio is just another number that helps explain why California’s 55% homeownership is third-lowest in the nation.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
And at less than $1 per bunch for both cilantro and parsley, the flavor to cost ratio is astronomical.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
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Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The numbers indicate the ratio (by percentage) of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK), in that order, in the fertilizer.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 1 May 2026
This ratio is just another number that helps explain why California’s 55% homeownership is third-lowest in the nation.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
And at less than $1 per bunch for both cilantro and parsley, the flavor to cost ratio is astronomical.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratio
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But, curiously, participants had the highest solve rate when the puzzles appeared in ordinary dreams, not lucid ones.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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For example, through the department’s Civil Rights Data Collection, Cohen and Smith Richards were able to determine that a special-education district in Illinois had the highest rate of student arrests of any school in the country.—
Charles Ornstein,
ProPublica,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Ratio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratio. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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