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ratio

UK
/ˈreɪʃiəʊ/
US
/ˈreɪʃoʊ/

Translations

rationoun
ratios
pl
UK
/ˈreɪʃiəʊ/
US
/ˈreɪʃoʊ/
The ratio of students to teachers in the school is 20 to 1.
Соотношение студентов к учителям в школе составляет 20 к 1.
The recipe requires a ratio of 2 cups of flour to 1 cup of sugar.
Рецепт требует пропорцию 2 чашки муки к 1 чашке сахара.
Synonyms
fraction
comparison
scale
rate
correlation
relationship
proportion
ratioverb
ratioed
Past Simple
ratioed
Past Participle
ratioing
Gerund
Informal social-media usage (to ‘ratio’ a post)
Synonyms
normalize
compute (the ratio)
express as a ratio
rate
divide
scale
compare
relate
proportion
ratioadjective
UK
/ˈreɪ.ʃi.əʊ/
US
/ˈreɪ.ʃi.oʊ/
Used attributively (non-gradable) before nouns to denote relation to ratios

Definitions

rationoun
The quantitative relation between two amounts, showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other.
The ratio of students to teachers in the school is 20 to 1.
A fixed relation in degree or number between two similar things.
The aspect ratio of the television screen is 16:9.
ratioverb
(informal, social media) To reply to or comment on a post so that the reply receives significantly more engagement than the original, indicating disapproval; to cause someone’s post to be ‘ratioed’.
Several users quickly ratioed the politician’s tweet after the announcement.
ratioadjective
Attributive: relating to or involving a ratio.
Ratio analysis is fundamental in evaluating a company’s performance.
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