ALL meanings of ratio
ra·tio
R r - 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
- noun ratio a quotient of two numbers or quantities 0
- noun ratio a fixed relation in degree, number, etc. between two similar things; proportion 0
- noun ratio the relative value of gold and silver in a currency system based on both 0
- noun ratio the quotient of one quantity divided by another of the same kind, usually expressed as a fraction 0