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Word: Ratio
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘reckoning’, from rat- ‘reckoned’, from the verb reri
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈreɪʃɪəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other
Short Definition:quantitative relation between two amounts
Examples:- the ratio of computers to students is now 2 to 1
- the ratio of average prices to average salaries is at its lowest number for years
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