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- US Pronunciation
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- [rey-shoh, -shee-oh]
- /ˈreɪ ʃoʊ, -ʃiˌoʊ/
- /ˈreɪ.ʃi.əʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [rey-shoh, -shee-oh]
- /ˈreɪ ʃoʊ, -ʃiˌoʊ/
Definitions of ratio word
- noun plural ratio the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second: the ratio of 5 to 2, written 5:2 or 5/2. 1
- noun plural ratio proportional relation; rate: the ratio between acceptances and rejections. 1
- noun plural ratio Finance. the relative value of gold and silver in a bimetallic currency system. 1
- noun ratio relative rate 1
- countable noun ratio A ratio is a relationship between two things when it is expressed in numbers or amounts. For example, if there are ten boys and thirty girls in a room, the ratio of boys to girls is 1:3, or one to three. 0
- noun ratio a measure of the relative size of two classes expressible as a proportion 0
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Origin of ratio
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
1630-40; < Latin ratiō a reckoning, account, calculation, derivative (see -tion) of the base of rērī to judge, think
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Parts of speech for Ratio
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ratio popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ratio usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ratio
noun ratio
- calibration — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- comparability — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
- comparison — When you make a comparison, you consider two or more things and discover the differences between them.
- consociation — the act of uniting in association.
- degree — You use degree to indicate the extent to which something happens or is the case, or the amount which something is felt.
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