Look up: Ratio

1. ratio
   Latin, meaning: reckoning, account / reason, judgment, consideration.
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2. ratio
   Latin, meaning: system, manner, method, procedure, manner.
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3. Ratio
   Two figures usually extracted from the profit and loss account and/or balance sheet and related together as a percentage, ratio or function.
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4. ratio
   [n] - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
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5. ratio
   [n] - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
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6. Ratio
   The quotient of two numbers. See also: Quotient.
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7. ratio
   The relative size of two quantities expressed as the quotient of one divided by the other; the ratio of a to b is written as a:b or a/b.
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8. Ratio
   the relationship of a flag's width to its length, e.g. France is 2:3; Germany is 3:5, Russia is 1:2.
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9. ratio
   The comparison of two numbers by division
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   Compare: Ratio: Type of Ratio:
   red counters to all counters 2 to 5 part to whole
   all counters to red counters 5 to 2 whole to part
   red counters to yellow counters 2 to 3 part to part
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10. ratio
    a measure of the relation between two quantities of like items; a proportion Category: Statistics • E.g. liquidity ratio, consumption ratio. For a bank: liquidity ratio is the proportion of liquid assets to total assets. For the nation: a nation`s liquid resources as a percentage of national capital (assets) (e.g. in table of 'key' data and percentage changes from year to year (p.7 C.E…
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11. Ratio
    Definition (keystage 2) A comparison made between two or more quantities. <br /> The symbol frequently used to show items in ratio to each other is : <br /> A ratio is often written as fraction.
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12. Ratio
    Ra"ti·o (rā"shĭ*o or rā"sho) noun [ Latin , from reri , ratus , to reckon, believe, think, judge. See Reason .] 1. (Math.) The relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind. It is expressed by the quotient of the division of the first by the second; thus, the ratio of 3 to 6 is expressed by &frac36; or ½; of …
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13. ratio
    1. <mathematics> The relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind. It is expressed by the quotient of the division of the first by the second; thus, the ratio of 3 to 6 is expressed by 3/6/ or 1/2; of a to b by a/b; or (less commonly) the second is made the dividend; as, a:b = b/a. ... Some writers consider ratio as …
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14. Ratio
    A `ratio` is a quantity that denotes the proportional amount or magnitude of one quantity relative to another. Ratios are unitless when they relate quantities of the same dimension. When the two quantities being compared are of different types, the units are the first quantity `per` unit of the second — for example, a speed or velocity can be expressed in `miles per hour`. If the second unit is a measure of time, we call this type of ratio...
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15. Ratio
    A `ratio` is a quantity that denotes the proportional amount or magnitude of one quantity relative to another. Ratios are unitless when they relate quantities of the same dimension. When the two quantities being compared are of different types, the units are the first quantity `per` unit of the second — for example, a speed or velocity can be expressed in `miles per hour`. If the second unit is a measure of time, we call this type of ratio...
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16. ratio
    (ra´she-o) an expression of the quantity of one substance or entity in relation to that of another; the relationship between two quantities expressed as the quotient of one divided by the other.
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17. Ratio
    • (n.) The relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind. It is expressed by the quotient of the division of the first by the second; thus, the ratio of 3 to 6 is expressed by / or /; of a to b by a/b; or (less commonly) the second term is made the dividend; as, a:b = b/a. • (n.) Hence, fixed relation of number,...
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18. ratio
    (from the article `mathematics`) ...`mechanical` curves generated by kinematic processes. The Archimedean spiral, for example, was generated by a point moving on a line as the line ... That postulate, however, was only one of the questions on the foundations of mathematics that interested Islamic scientists. Another was the .....
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19. ratio
    An expression of the relation of one quantity to another (e.g., of a proportion or rate). See Also: quotient, index 2 [L. ratio (ration-) a reckoning, reason, fr. reor, pp. ratus, to reckon, compute]
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20. ratio
    The relation between two quantities expressed as the quotient of one divided by the other. The ratio of 8 to 2 is written 8/2 and equals four. Financial statement ratios are used in analytical procedures in audits.
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21. ratio
    quotient of two quantities of the same kind NOTE 1 - A ratio is dimensionless and is expressed by a number. NOTE 2 - The ratio c/d is expressed by the words: "the ratio of c to d ".
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22. ratio
    A rational number of the form a/b where a is called the numerator and b is called the denominator. It may be written with a colon (:), as a fraction, or with the word "to".
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23. RATIO
    Denotes relationships of items within and between financial statements, e.g., current ratio, quick ratio, inventory turnover ratio, and debt/net worth ratios.
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