Dictionary Entry
ratio
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈɹeɪ.ʃi.əʊ/Word FrequencyCommon (5.26)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)A number representing a comparison between two named things.
In a Sentence
“The article includes ratio to support a careful argument.”
Published Usage Examples
“These laws are often stated thus: the ratio of the octave to the fundamental is as two is to one; that of the major third as five is to four; that of the perfect fifth as three is to two, and so on through the entire series of pitches embraced within the octave, the _ratio_ being of course the same for all octaves.”
“When a ratio is duplicate of another ratio» the point/defcribes the difference of the terms in a double time*”
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Origin
Latin 'ratio' meaning 'reckoning, calculation, proportion'.
Common Phrases
Poetry examples for “ratio”
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