ratio
noun
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second.
ratios
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pluralof ratio.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Educators call this “differentiation,” and it’s nearly impossible to do well without technology unless you spend enormous sums of money to get student-tutor ratios down to the single digits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
On two observation dates, researchers measured methanol-to-HCN ratios of roughly 70 and 120.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
The cost of avoiding those questions can be an annual account fee, a commission on every trade and a menu of funds with higher expense ratios than the ones already sitting in your core lineup.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
The right-most columns include current forward price-to-earnings ratios and those at the end of 2025.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
As the series goes on, the ratios get smaller and the notes closer together.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
