ratio — the quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈreɪʃioʊ/
Korean meaning: 비율, 비례
Korean pronunciation: 레이-시-오 (강세: 레이)
Example Sentences
- The pizza-to-person ratio at the party was dangerously low - 1 slice per 5 people!
- The success ratio of my cooking experiments is about 1:10.
- The ratio of coffee shops to people in this neighborhood seems impossibly high.
ratio
NOUN//ˈreɪʃioʊ//
the quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other
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Origin
From Latin 'ratio' meaning 'reckoning' or 'calculation', derived from 'reri' meaning 'to think' or 'to reckon'. The term was used in medieval mathematics and philosophy before entering English in the 16th century.
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“The pizza-to-person ratio at the party was dangerously low - 1 slice per 5 people!”
“The success ratio of my cooking experiments is about 1:10.”
“The ratio of coffee shops to people in this neighborhood seems impossibly high.”
“Students need to understand the concept of ratio in mathematics.”
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