ratio
noun [C] /ˈreɪ.ʃi.əʊ/
/-oʊ/ (plural ratios)Definition
C1 the relationship between two groups or amounts, which expresses how much bigger one is than the other: The ratio of men to women at the conference was ten to one/10:1. The school is trying to improve its pupil-teacher ratio (= the number of teachers compared with the number of students).StatisticsNumerical relationships
(Definition of ratio noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- arithmetical/arithmetic progression noun
- differential adjective
- differential noun (GAP)
- disproportionate adjective
- function noun (VALUE)
- geometric(al) progression noun
- independent variable noun
- index noun (COMPARISON)
- iteration noun
- pc
- percent adverb
- percentage noun (AMOUNT)
- percentile noun
- pro rata adjective, adverb
- proportion noun (AMOUNT)
- proportion noun (SIZE)
- proportional adjective
- set noun (GROUP)
- subset noun
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