ratio
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the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)synonyms: proportiontypes:fréquencethe ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observationsquotient intellectuela 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)quotientthe ratio of two quantities to be dividedchargementthe ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its liftproportion, proportionnalitéthe quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the wholecorrespondancethe relation of corresponding in degree or size or amountfréquencethe relative frequency of occurrence of somethingtype of:ordre de grandeura relation between magnitudes
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