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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The Ukrainian leader added that this further expansion of Russian forces, excluding Kyiv's forces, would outnumber Europe's army by a ratio of three to one.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Each pulse or lentil has different ratios of soluble and insoluble fibers.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 11 Feb. 2025
These tall and thin glasses offer enough capacity to accommodate the right alcohol to mixer ratio and have a subtle elegance that a pint glass just can’t match.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
That data allowed scientists to map out ratios of strontium isotopes in seawater over time.
—Bruce J. MacFadden, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Each pulse or lentil has different ratios of soluble and insoluble fibers.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 11 Feb. 2025
These tall and thin glasses offer enough capacity to accommodate the right alcohol to mixer ratio and have a subtle elegance that a pint glass just can’t match.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
That data allowed scientists to map out ratios of strontium isotopes in seawater over time.
—Bruce J. MacFadden, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Ratio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratio. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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