ratios

Noun

ratio (plural ratios or (rare, sense 3 only) rationes)

1. A number representing a comparison between two named things.
   • Scientists believe that the sex ratio is equal at conception, explained Steven Orzack, president and senior research scientist of the Fresh Pond Research Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts.2019 January 23, Susan Scutti, “Climate change will affect gender ratio among newborns, scientists say”, in CNN, archived from the original on 20 Aug 2020
2. The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).
3. (social media) The number of comments to a post or other expression on social media relative to the number of likes; a high ratio suggests disagreement with the contents of the original post.

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