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• A high thrust-to-weight ratio helps a rocket to overcome the effects of gravity drag.From the entry drag
• The subtriplicate ratio of a to b is ∛a to ∛b.From the entry subtriplicate
• The octave has a pitch ratio of 2:1.From the entry octave
• The unison has a pitch ratio of 1:1.From the entry unison
• The tritone has a pitch ratio close to 17:12.From the entry tritone
• The perfect fifth has a pitch ratio close to 3:2.From the entry perfect fifth
• The minor seventh has a pitch ratio close to 57:32.From the entry minor seventh
• The perfect fourth has a pitch ratio close to 4:3.From the entry perfect fourth
• Like other miniacs, he works in 1:12 scale, which is the traditional ratio for miniatures, dollhouses and dioramas.From the entry miniac
• For an ellipse, the eccentricity is the ratio of the distance from the center to a focus divided by the length of the semi-major axis.From the entry eccentricity
• Any vehicle with an internal combustion engine needs a transmission that can alter the gear ratio (engine RPM to wheel RPM) as the vehicle's speed changes.From the entry transmission
• An affine transformation does not in general preserve angles between lines or distances between points, but it does preserve ratios of distances between points lying on a straight line.From the entry affine transformation
• Such a high power-to-weight ratio enabled very fast acceleration and rapid hill climbing.2021 January 13, David Clough, “Trans-Pennine transport transformers”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 60. From the entry hill climbing
• It pays close attention to mass-energy equivalence, though the ratios are strange.2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Thermodynamic Glyph. From the entry untranslatable
• The ratio of young to old among the dead—roughly one to ten—ought to have been less stark.2017, Paul Midler, What's Wrong with China, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN. From the entry tofu dreg
• Additionally, the ratio of dienoic and trienoic fatty acids to total fatty acids was higher in TNG67.2015 July 2, Yang Y-W, Chen H-C, Jen W-F, Liu L-Y, Chang M-C, “Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Shoots and Roots of TNG67 and TCN1…. From the entry trienoic
• Odds ratio (OR) and 95%CI were used to explore the association between independent variables and NVP RAM.2015 July 11, “Development of Nevirapine Resistance in Children Exposed to the Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV-1 Transmission Programme…. From the entry bivariable
• However, increased SVgly content was correlated with a decreased ratio of rebaudioside A over stevioside.2015 July 21, “Nitrogen Limitation Alters Biomass Production but Enhances Steviol Glycoside Concentration in Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni”…. From the entry stevioside
• We included estimates of the inequality ratio and inequality gap, based on equivalized household income quintiles.2015 September 30, “Did Socioeconomic Inequality in Self-Reported Health in Chile Fall after the Equity-Based Healthcare Reform of 2005? A…. From the entry equivalized
• You should satisfy yourself that both of these ratios are proportional to time.2015, William M. White, Isotope Geochemistry, Wiley, page 78. From the entry concordia diagram
• Faraday cups are the detectors of choice for precise and accurate isotope ratio measurements.2014, Lothar Rottman et al., “Chapter 4: Technical Background”, in Thomas Prohaska, Johanna Irrgeher, Andreas Zitek, Norbert Jakubowski…. From the entry Faraday cup
• The ratio between the rho and omega cross section is obtained.2013, Issues in General Physics Research, page 1084. From the entry omega
• It is a widely spread misview that weak commutativity does not exclude the ratio scale.2013, Horst Zuse, A Framework of Software Measurement, page 376. From the entry misview
• The ratio of the largest and the smallest x is (almost) 2 in the first interval.2010, Göran Grimvall, “Chapter 1: Numbers”, in Quantify! A Crash Course in Smart Thinking, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN. From the entry Benford's law
• In the gable over the window the finials have width in the ratio of √2:4:2.2007, John James, In Search of the Unknown in Medieval Architecture, Pindar Press, →ISBN, page 438. From the entry knop
• Among nonhomeowners, the debt-to-income ratio has not risen significantly since the early ’80s, the authors said.2007 August 20, David Leonhardt, “Debt and Spending May Slow as Housing Falters, Fed Suggests”, in New York Times. From the entry nonhomeowner
• The ratio just got a bit better, but this party is still a brodeo.2007 September, Robert Morris, “This punch is way better, bro”, in Texas Travesty, volume 9, number 6, University of Texas, archived from…. From the entry brodeo
• Mechanical advantage is a ratio of like quantities and therefore has no units.2005, Robert Michael Boyce, Arnold Masterman, Plumbing: A Practical Guide for Level 2, Nelson Thornes, page 131. From the entry mechanical advantage
• It holds that everything is rationally intelligible only so far as it instantiates mathematical rules and ratios.2003, The Cambridge Companion to Darwin, page 13. From the entry rationally
• What is the fund’s expense ratio, and how does it compare with those of its peers?2001, Brian O’Connell, Bill Griffeth, CNBC creating wealth: an investor’s guide to decoding the market, →ISBN, page 181. From the entry kick some tires
• For use internally, the ratios given below (for hydrogen peroxide, originally) are conservative.1999, Penelope Oaks Colville, The Multiversa Strategy, →ISBN, page 220. From the entry liquid oxygen
• To commemorate this remarkable ratio, we have a few circular activities.1997, Louise Bock, Susan Guengerich, Hope Martin, “March Celebrations”, in Multicultural Math Fun: Holidays around the Year, Portland…. From the entry Pi Day
• Cost of goods sold are divided by the accounts payable to get the payables turn ratio.1994, S. B. Costales, Geza Szurovy, The Guide to Understanding Financial Statements, page 61. From the entry accounts payable
• Look for the "over-unity" ratio when calculating energy output versus input as a proof of free energy.1994, David Hatcher Childress, The Free-energy Device Handbook: A Compilation of Patents & Reports, Adventures Unlimited Press, →ISBN…. From the entry over-unity

Meaning of ratio

1. noun A number representing a comparison between two named things.
2. noun The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).
3. noun 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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Questions about ratio in a sentence

How do you use ratio in a sentence?

Ratio is used as a noun, verb and interjection. For example: “The politician's post was quickly ratioed due to its controversial nature.”

What is a short sentence with ratio?

“L + ratio”

What does ratio mean?

Ratio means a number representing a comparison between two named things.