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noun

ratio

the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)

In a sentence

Six example sentences with ratio, each labelled with its topic.

  • Bread dough holds its shape when you keep a ratio of five parts flour to three parts water by weight.

    Cooking

  • A company carrying two dollars of debt for every dollar of equity has a ratio most lenders consider aggressive.

    Finance

  • His assist to turnover ratio climbed from one to nearly four once the coach moved him permanently to point guard.

    Basketball

  • Switching the camera to a square ratio instead of three by two changed how she framed every portrait.

    Photography

  • A perfect fifth is a frequency ratio of three to two, which is why the two notes blend so cleanly.

    Music

  • The architect kept a window ratio of one part glass to three parts wall, so the rooms stayed cool in August.

    Architecture

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