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- /ˈreɪʃioʊ/
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- Low student-teacher ratio.
- odds ratio
- risk ratio
- sex ratio
That puts their PEG ratio at under one.
- That puts their PEG ratio at under one.
- So it's the risk benefit ratio rather than pure safety.
- Relative humidity is not the ratio of water to air.
- Year over year that would put the BYD PEG ratio at about one.
- In other words, there's a whole set of ratios and proportions.
- So what hazard ratio strength did they find in this study?
- It doesn't even show any kind of meaningful odds ratio risk whatsoever.
- Another example would be the ratio of hookah bars to madrasas.
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So this pair gives exactly the same ratio as the other two pairs.
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The tone of a photograph is defined by a ratio of black, white, and grey levels.
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Do you remember that that changes the sex ratio in India?
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Doctor... ...you mentioned the ratio of ten women to each man.
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That is why debt to GDP ratio is so important, right?
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Did you know the ratio of men to women in Cocoa Beach is 5-to-1?
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Health care professionals should aim to assess the risk-benefit ratio of a range of treatments.
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That's a good chip-to-pancake ratio.
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The recipe calls for a ratio of two cups of flour to one cup of sugar.
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In this study, we found a ratio of three students for every teacher.
Synonyms
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A part of a whole often shown as a fraction or ratio
A rule that shows how one amount changes with another
A connection between values that shows when they are equal or which is larger
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Compounds
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A number that compares a company's share price with the profit it makes for each share
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The part of customer payments for insurance paid out as claims in a period
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A number that shows how expensive a company's share is compared with its profit per share
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Number that shows how much gas is squeezed in an engine or compressor
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A number showing how bright an image is, found by dividing focal length by lens diameter
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The percentage of a bank's deposits that must be kept so customers can withdraw money
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A number that compares two amounts in a company's accounts to show performance
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A number that compares two money amounts in a company's accounts to show how well the company is doing
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The number showing how much more heat a material needs at constant pressure than at constant volume
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A way of looking at financial numbers to see how well a company is doing
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The minimum percent of a bank's deposits it must keep and not lend
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How much power a device gives out compared with the power put in
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word ratio comes from the Latin word ratio meaning 'reason' or 'calculation', and it is the same root as rational and the English word 'reason'. So a mathematical ratio is a simple 'calculation' that shows how many times one amount fits into another.