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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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This actually closes the gap between the sexes, with previous research suggesting a 4:1 ratio.
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New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2024
Still, analysts are still optimistic, and the stock has a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 37.6.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Using a relatively new, highly sensitive imaging technique, astrophysicists examining both the disc of dust and gas that coalesces to form a planet — as well as the planet itself — found a significantly different ratio of two key chemical components.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
Experts examined the needles using mass spectrometry, which measures molecules’ mass-to-charge ratio, and an imaging technique called micro-CT scanning.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2024
Still, analysts are still optimistic, and the stock has a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 37.6.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Using a relatively new, highly sensitive imaging technique, astrophysicists examining both the disc of dust and gas that coalesces to form a planet — as well as the planet itself — found a significantly different ratio of two key chemical components.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
Experts examined the needles using mass spectrometry, which measures molecules’ mass-to-charge ratio, and an imaging technique called micro-CT scanning.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Ratio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratio. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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