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What is a ratio?

What is a ratio? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A number representing a comparison between two named things.
  2. (arithmetic) The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).
  3. (law) Short for ratio decidendi.
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Tackling a slight incline soon has you dropping out of fifth but on the flat the extra ratio reduces noise levels and helps economy.
A ratio higher than 1 in a product group is connected with a comparative advantage.
Aspect ratio is the ratio between the width of the tire and the height of its side wall.
The brain-to-body ratio of crows, ravens and magpies equals that of dolphins and nearly matches humans.
You must then deal fully with the ratio decidendi of the case, with a detailed analysis of Lord Templeman's judgment on behalf of the majority.
We next estimated the likelihood of the data under a unique ratio among all lineages.

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