ratio

Definition

  • noun: the relationship that exists between the size, number, or amount of two things and that is often represented by two numbers
  • noun: the indicated quotient of two mathematical expressions
  • often + 'of'
  • synonyms: rate, proportion

Examples

  • The college has a 12:1 'ratio' between students and teachers. = The college's student-to-teacher 'ratio' is 12 to 1. [=for every 12 students, there is one teacher]

  • The office has a high 'ratio of' males to females. [=there are many more males that work at the office than females]

  • Women outnumbered men by a 'ratio of' three to two. [=for every three women, there were two men]

Movie quotes

  • (..) ...to find original truth? Tonight, this will be our quest. I still think that his whole take on phi was a little far-fetched. I don't think so. I think that the golden ratio is everywhere in nature. Sure, I can do that. My son is a student of yours at Harvard. -Michael Culp? He adores you. (..)
    2006 The Da Vinci Code