as in rate
the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things
the ratio of students to teachers in the school is nine to one
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Recent Examples of ratio
An international team of researchers reached this conclusion after analyzing the ratio of different variants, called isotopes, of the mineral zinc in 18-million-year-old megalodon teeth.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
On that, the Ultra sports a 0.9 - 1.5:1 throw ratio, which results in 100-inch visuals when the unit is positioned 6.5 ft (2 m) away from the display surface, or 150-diagonal inches from less than 10 ft away.
—Paul Ridden
may 29, New Atlas, 29 May 2025
As an example, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has an expense ratio of 0.03%, or three basis points.
—Meredith Mutter, CNBC, 28 May 2025
Keeping on the right side of the say/do ratio will help ensure your team ends up with more victories than defeats.
—Amy Cappellanti-Wolf, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
On that, the Ultra sports a 0.9 - 1.5:1 throw ratio, which results in 100-inch visuals when the unit is positioned 6.5 ft (2 m) away from the display surface, or 150-diagonal inches from less than 10 ft away.
—Paul Ridden
may 29, New Atlas, 29 May 2025
As an example, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF has an expense ratio of 0.03%, or three basis points.
—Meredith Mutter, CNBC, 28 May 2025
Keeping on the right side of the say/do ratio will help ensure your team ends up with more victories than defeats.
—Amy Cappellanti-Wolf, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for ratio
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratio
rate
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Communities with higher vaccination rates have fewer opportunities to spread the virus.—
Libby Richards,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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Nonetheless, the study achieved high compliance rates and generated enough interest to justify follow-up research.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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“Ratio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratio. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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