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ra·tio
I. \ˈrāˌshō, -_shēˌō\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin, reason, computation, reasoning — more at reason
1.
a. : the real ground or nature of a thing especially as determined by its relation to other things : rationale — compare pythagoreanism, reason
b. : the understanding or reason in Scholasticism that has the capacity to think discursively and make abstractions — compare intellect
2.
a. : the quotient of one quantity divided by another
b. : the fixed or approximate relation of one thing to another or between two or more things (as in number, quantity, or degree) : rate, proportion
< the ratio between births and deaths >
< the 10:1 student-teacher ratio of the school >
< the ratio between stock prices, earnings, and dividends — Time >
< combining … in such ratio understanding of technics and of human rights — Roger Burlingame >
specifically : specified proportion of ingredients (as in plant foods or fertilizers)
< tomatoes were grown outdoors with … use of widely different nutrient ratios — Experiment Station Record >
c. : the expression of the relative values of gold and silver as determined by the currency laws of a country — called also coinage ratio
3. archaic : ration, portion
< furnished the … invaders with a ratio of biscuit and wine — Archibald Duncan >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: ratio, noun
: to compare especially numerically or quantitatively with another value or set of values : express in a ratio |