ratio

Definitions of ratio
  1. noun
    the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
    synonyms: proportie, verhouding
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    weerkracht
    the ratio of the output to the input of any system
    gelaatsindex
    the ratio (in percent) of the maximum width to the maximum height of the face
    diafragmagetal, rijsnelheid, vaarsnelheid
    the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
    frequentie, golflengte, radiofrequentie
    the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations
    IQ, intelligentiequotiënt
    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)
    schadepercentage
    the ratio of the annual claims paid by an insurance company to the premiums received
    grootte, omvang, uitgebreidheid
    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
    quotiënt
    the ratio of two quantities to be divided
    brekingsindex
    the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a medium
    veiligheidsmarge
    the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use
    omloopsnelheid, omzetsnelheid
    the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers
    bevrachting
    the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift
    evenredigheid, proportionaliteit
    the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
    incidentie
    the relative frequency of occurrence of something
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    afmeting, dimensie, maat, proportie, verhouding, verhoudingen
    a relation between magnitudes
  2. noun
    a rational motive for a belief or action
    synonyms: afweging, beweeggrond, beweegreden, considerans, drijfveer, grond, motief, overweging
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    des, dies
    the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
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