English Explanatory Dictionary

ratio

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A number representing a comparison between two named things.
  2. The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).
  3. Ellipsis of ratio decidendi.
  4. 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.
verb
  1. To respond to a post or message on social media in a greater number than the number of likes the post receives, especially to condemn or mock the original poster.
intj
  1. Indicates disagreement with a post the user disagrees with or dislikes.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹeɪ.ʃi.əʊ/ /ˈɹeɪ.ʃəʊ/ /ˈɹeɪ.si.əʊ/ /ˈɹeɪ.ʃoʊ/ /ˈɹeɪ.ʃiˌoʊ/ en-us-ratio.ogg /ˈɾe.ʃe.o/ /ˈɾe.ʃɪ.o/ /ˈɾe.ʃi.o/ /ˈɾeː.ʃi.o/

Word forms

ratio ratios rationes ratioing ratioed ratio'd

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ratiō. Doublet of ration and reason.

Related words

obiter obiter dictum ratio decidendi rational irrational

Derived words

anharmonic ratio aspect ratio basic reproduction ratio basic reproductive ratio branching ratio cardiothoracic ratio common ratio compression ratio contrast ratio corn-hog ratio coward's ratio credit-deposit ratio cross-ratio cross ratio current ratio damping ratio dependency ratio deviation ratio double ratio ed/ad ratio eigenratio emergy investment ratio enantiomeric ratio error ratio eudismic ratio eudysmic ratio extreme ratio failure ratio financial ratio gear ratio gender ratio Gini ratio glide ratio golden ratio gyromagnetic ratio hazard ratio heat capacity ratio hog-corn ratio Horowitz ratio joy-to-stuff ratio kill/death ratio kill-death ratio kill-to-death ratio K/D ratio lift-to-drag ratio loop ratio loss ratio mass-to-light ratio M/L ratio mean ratio media-to-lumen ratio modified aspect ratio M-ratio n-firm concentration ratio original aspect ratio paO2/FiO2 ratio P/F ratio PE ratio P-E ratio PF ratio
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