ratio
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.
proportional relation; rate: the ratio between acceptances and rejections.
Finance. the relative value of gold and silver in a bimetallic currency system.
Sometimes the ratio . (on Twitter) the proportion of replies to a tweet compared to the combined number of retweets and likes, where a high ratio usually indicates a barrage of negative replies: How is the Twitter ratio any different from other kinds of outraged cybermobs?LOL, then I added the reply, “Don't mind me, I'm just here for the ratio.”
(on Twitter) to flood (a tweet or its author) with negative replies such that commenters as a group take control of the momentum and message away from the original poster: Political pundits trying to write provocative and edgy tweets are going to get ratioed sooner or later.
Origin of ratio
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How to use ratio in a sentence
Carlisle writes that the Air Force would want a crew ratio of 10 to one for each drone orbit during normal everyday operations.
Exclusive: U.S. Drone Fleet at ‘Breaking Point,’ Air Force Says | Dave Majumdar | January 5, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTDuring an emergency that ratio could be allowed to drop to 8.5 people per orbit.
Exclusive: U.S. Drone Fleet at ‘Breaking Point,’ Air Force Says | Dave Majumdar | January 5, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHowever, the Air Force is so strapped for people that the ratio has dropped below even that reduced level.
Exclusive: U.S. Drone Fleet at ‘Breaking Point,’ Air Force Says | Dave Majumdar | January 5, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Italian navy tweeted regular updates of the saved-to-stranded passenger ratio.
‘We’re Going to Die’: Survivors Recount Greek Ferry Fire Horror | Barbie Latza Nadeau | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFrom that, they extracted the ratio of the number of deuterium atoms to the number of hydrogen atoms.
The fervor of an Englishman's loyalty is usually in a direct ratio with the extent of his material possessions.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyThis ratio constitutes one of the most important points in diagnosis, since it is practically unknown in other diseases.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe service is practically the same, but the ratio of charges is from two to three times higher in the coffee room.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyFour hundred thousand pounds probably bore as great a ratio to the wealth of Scotland then as forty millions would bear now.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayIt was soon found that with plate webs the ratio of depth to span could not be economically increased beyond 1/15 to 1/12.
British Dictionary definitions for ratio
/ (ˈreɪʃɪˌəʊ) /
a measure of the relative size of two classes expressible as a proportion: the ratio of boys to girls is 2 to 1
maths a quotient of two numbers or quantities: See also proportion (def. 6)
Origin of ratio
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Scientific definitions for ratio
[ rā′shō, rā′shē-ō′ ]
A relationship between two quantities, normally expressed as the quotient of one divided by the other. For example, if a box contains six red marbles and four blue marbles, the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles is 6 to 4, also written 6:4. A ratio can also be expressed as a decimal or percentage.
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Cultural definitions for ratio
[ (ray-shee-oh, ray-shoh) ]
An expression of the relative size of two numbers by showing one divided by the other.
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