Dictionary
ra•tio
Pronunciation: (rā'shō, -shē-ō"), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -tios.
1. the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
the ratio of 5 to 2, written 5:2 or 5/2.
2. proportional relation; rate:
the ratio between acceptances and rejections.
3. Finance.the relative value of gold and silver in a bimetallic currency system.
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