Ratio
noun
The relationship between two groups or amounts that expresses how much bigger one is than the other.
The ratio of men to women in the class is 3 to 2.
Often appears as...
- ratio of
- aspect ratio
noun
The value of one thing compared to the value of another.
The price-earnings ratio was too high.
Often appears as...
- price-earnings ratio
- debt ratio
noun
A mathematical relationship or structure relating two variables or sets of data.
The golden ratio is often seen in nature and art.
Often appears as...
- golden ratio
- fibonacci ratio
noun
The measured amount of one ingredient in relation to another in a mixture or solution.
The ratio of hydrogen to oxygen in water is 2:1.
Often appears as...
- mixture ratio
- solution ratio
noun
The relationship between two groups or amounts that expresses how much bigger one is than the other.
The ratio of men to women in the class is 3 to 2.
Often appears as...
- ratio of
- aspect ratio
noun
The value of one thing compared to the value of another.
The price-earnings ratio was too high.
Often appears as...
- price-earnings ratio
- debt ratio
noun
A mathematical relationship or structure relating two variables or sets of data.
The golden ratio is often seen in nature and art.
Often appears as...
- golden ratio
- fibonacci ratio
noun
The measured amount of one ingredient in relation to another in a mixture or solution.
The ratio of hydrogen to oxygen in water is 2:1.
Often appears as...
- mixture ratio
- solution ratio
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Group Comparison
Use 'ratio' to compare counts of people or items in two groups.
In recipes, the ratio of flour to milk affects the dough's consistency.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Numbers
Although often numerical, ratios can also use words like 'part' for comparisons.
Mix one part vinegar to two parts oil for a salad dressing.
Pro Tip 1/2Group Comparison
Use 'ratio' to compare counts of people or items in two groups.
In recipes, the ratio of flour to milk affects the dough's consistency.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Numbers
Although often numerical, ratios can also use words like 'part' for comparisons.
Mix one part vinegar to two parts oil for a salad dressing.
Pro Tip 1/2Group Comparison
Use 'ratio' to compare counts of people or items in two groups.
In recipes, the ratio of flour to milk affects the dough's consistency.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Numbers
Although often numerical, ratios can also use words like 'part' for comparisons.
Mix one part vinegar to two parts oil for a salad dressing.
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The single biggest...
but you have to be very, very honest about that factor on timing. As I said earlier, I think startups can change the world and make the world a better place. I hope some of these insights can maybe help you have a slightly higher success ratio, and thus make something great come to the world that wouldn't have happened otherwise.
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Why the shape of your...
The problem is, hardly anybody today treats video content in a 4 to 3 ratio. See, this whole problem started when people wanted to watch movies from the theater in the comfort of their own homes. Movie screens are considerably larger than our home television. More important, the screen is completely different rectangle
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The Science of a...
on the preys you couldn't do that with an overweight and so having expanded nasal cavities here actually helps while she's suffocating the prey to be able to recover there's another really interesting thing that has only just recently been described about cheetah legs and that's the ratio of different types of muscle
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What light can teach us...
one of this theory's most important predictions is that the early universe consisted of just two hydrogen and helium, in a ratio of three to one. And this prediction can also be tested with light. If we observe the light from a remote, quiet region of the universe and split it,
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Caring for maternal...
of maternal deaths in the developed world and are the only industrialized country with the rising maternal mortality ratio we think of ourselves as innovators and leaders in a lot of things in this country but what the statistics behind the stories are
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Why does the universe...
is very elegant. Don't believe him. It's a pious hope, I wish it were true, but I think the other day he admitted to me it's really an ugly universe. It's stupidly constructed, it's got way too many arbitrary coupling constants and mass ratios
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Making sense of...
suggested that numbers were the building blocks of the Universe and part of this belief was that everything from cosmology and metaphysics to music and morals followed eternal rules describable as ratios of numbers.
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5 Amazing Animal...
the ratio between the sexes among newborns is usually equal true to form two of these cubs are male and to a female it will be rare indeed for all four of them to reach maturity many dangers lie ahead
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Most Soothing Sir David...
The ratio between the sexes among newborns is usually equal. True to form two of these cubs are male and two a female. It will be rare indeed for all four of them to reach maturity.
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Adorable Tiger Cub...
the ratio between the sexes among newborns is usually equal true to form two of these cubs are male and two are female it would be rare indeed for all four of
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The single biggest...
but you have to be very, very honest about that factor on timing. As I said earlier, I think startups can change the world and make the world a better place. I hope some of these insights can maybe help you have a slightly higher success ratio, and thus make something great come to the world that wouldn't have happened otherwise.
Video examples
Why the shape of your...
The problem is, hardly anybody today treats video content in a 4 to 3 ratio. See, this whole problem started when people wanted to watch movies from the theater in the comfort of their own homes. Movie screens are considerably larger than our home television. More important, the screen is completely different rectangle
Video examples
The Science of a...
on the preys you couldn't do that with an overweight and so having expanded nasal cavities here actually helps while she's suffocating the prey to be able to recover there's another really interesting thing that has only just recently been described about cheetah legs and that's the ratio of different types of muscle
Video examples
What light can teach us...
one of this theory's most important predictions is that the early universe consisted of just two hydrogen and helium, in a ratio of three to one. And this prediction can also be tested with light. If we observe the light from a remote, quiet region of the universe and split it,
Video examples
Caring for maternal...
of maternal deaths in the developed world and are the only industrialized country with the rising maternal mortality ratio we think of ourselves as innovators and leaders in a lot of things in this country but what the statistics behind the stories are
Video examples
Why does the universe...
is very elegant. Don't believe him. It's a pious hope, I wish it were true, but I think the other day he admitted to me it's really an ugly universe. It's stupidly constructed, it's got way too many arbitrary coupling constants and mass ratios
Video examples
Making sense of...
suggested that numbers were the building blocks of the Universe and part of this belief was that everything from cosmology and metaphysics to music and morals followed eternal rules describable as ratios of numbers.
Video examples
5 Amazing Animal...
the ratio between the sexes among newborns is usually equal true to form two of these cubs are male and to a female it will be rare indeed for all four of them to reach maturity many dangers lie ahead
Video examples
Most Soothing Sir David...
The ratio between the sexes among newborns is usually equal. True to form two of these cubs are male and two a female. It will be rare indeed for all four of them to reach maturity.
Video examples
Adorable Tiger Cub...
the ratio between the sexes among newborns is usually equal true to form two of these cubs are male and two are female it would be rare indeed for all four of
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Ian Ziering
American Actor
Leg day is my favorite day. You can't have a thorough leg workout without feeling completely spent. It's a challenge, but the benefits of maintain muscle mass on my legs is important because, as the biggest muscle group in the body, it also helps me keep the proper body composition in terms of fat to muscle ratio.
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Daniel Negreanu
Canadian Celebrity
In tournaments, players typically raise when they enter the pot. In cash games, though, players are more likely to limp in before the flop. That's because cash games are usually deeper-stacked, meaning that players will have a higher ratio of chips in relation to the blinds than they would in a tournament.
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Johnny Crawford
American Actor
I always say that life is not easy for anybody. People hear about the young actors who have a rough life, but there are plenty of other kids who aren't actors who have a rough time, too, and I don't know if the ratio is any different.
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H. G. Wells
English Author
The only true measure of success is the ratio between what we might have done and what we might have been on the one hand, and the thing we have made and the things we have made of ourselves on the other.
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Gustave Courbet
French Artist
Beauty, like truth, is relative to the time when one lives and to the individual who can grasp it. The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of conception the artist has acquired.
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Norman Schwarzkopf
American General
I think any student of military strategy would tell you that in order to attack a position, you should have a ratio of approximately 3 to 1 in favor of the attacker.
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Georg Simmel
German Sociologist
Every relationship between two individuals or two groups will be characterized by the ratio of secrecy that is involved in it.
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Rob Sheffield
American Journalist
We all get as miserable as Erika M. Andersen sometimes, but we rarely approach her musical-ideas-per-miserable-minute ratio.
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Danny Welbeck
English Athlete
I wouldn't say I play better for England, but my goals-per-game ratio is definitely better.
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Sherry Yard
American Chef
In baking, cooks need to understand ingredient ratios.
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Ian Ziering
American Actor
Leg day is my favorite day. You can't have a thorough leg workout without feeling completely spent. It's a challenge, but the benefits of maintain muscle mass on my legs is important because, as the biggest muscle group in the body, it also helps me keep the proper body composition in terms of fat to muscle ratio.
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Daniel Negreanu
Canadian Celebrity
In tournaments, players typically raise when they enter the pot. In cash games, though, players are more likely to limp in before the flop. That's because cash games are usually deeper-stacked, meaning that players will have a higher ratio of chips in relation to the blinds than they would in a tournament.
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Johnny Crawford
American Actor
I always say that life is not easy for anybody. People hear about the young actors who have a rough life, but there are plenty of other kids who aren't actors who have a rough time, too, and I don't know if the ratio is any different.
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H. G. Wells
English Author
The only true measure of success is the ratio between what we might have done and what we might have been on the one hand, and the thing we have made and the things we have made of ourselves on the other.
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Gustave Courbet
French Artist
Beauty, like truth, is relative to the time when one lives and to the individual who can grasp it. The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of conception the artist has acquired.
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Norman Schwarzkopf
American General
I think any student of military strategy would tell you that in order to attack a position, you should have a ratio of approximately 3 to 1 in favor of the attacker.
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Georg Simmel
German Sociologist
Every relationship between two individuals or two groups will be characterized by the ratio of secrecy that is involved in it.
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Rob Sheffield
American Journalist
We all get as miserable as Erika M. Andersen sometimes, but we rarely approach her musical-ideas-per-miserable-minute ratio.
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Danny Welbeck
English Athlete
I wouldn't say I play better for England, but my goals-per-game ratio is definitely better.
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Sherry Yard
American Chef
In baking, cooks need to understand ingredient ratios.
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