magnitud relativa

Definitions of magnitud relativa
  1. noun
    a relation between magnitudes
    synonyms: relación de magnitud
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    proporción, razón, relación
    the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
    razón
    a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
    CI, coeficiente de inteligencia
    a measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test; the ratio of a person's mental age to their chronological age (multiplied by 100)
    magnitud
    a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10
    cociente
    the ratio of two quantities to be divided
    aceleración
    (physics) a rate of increase of velocity
    natalidad
    the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
    criminalidad
    the ratio of crimes in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
    mortalidad, índice de mortalidad
    the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
    gasto
    the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
    flujo
    the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface
    frecuencia
    the number of occurrences within a given time period
    CPS, ciclo
    the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second
    kilociclo, kilohercio, kilohertz
    one thousand periods per second
    kilómetros por hora
    the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
    megaciclo, megahercio
    one million periods per second
    millas por hora
    the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
    andadura, andar, paso
    the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
    r.p.m., revolución, rpm
    rate of revolution of a motor
    velocidad
    distance travelled per unit time
    ritmo
    the rate of some repeating event
    pulsaciones por minuto
    the rate at which words are produced (as in speaking or typing)
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    relación
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
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