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the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things
the ratio of students to teachers in the school is nine to one
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This increase in cost ratio is due to decreased margins in the Energy and Ag segments.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2025
The ratio also could be used to predict eventual memory loss in people who have a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 2 Apr. 2025
There are no plans to increase the student-teacher ratio at elementary and intermediate schools.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2025
The weakness in the Nikkei 225 is also evident relative to the S & P 500 , noting the long-term downtrend in the ratio has continued following a short-term bounce that met resistance near the 200-day (~40-week) moving average.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2025
The ratio also could be used to predict eventual memory loss in people who have a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 2 Apr. 2025
There are no plans to increase the student-teacher ratio at elementary and intermediate schools.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2025
The weakness in the Nikkei 225 is also evident relative to the S & P 500 , noting the long-term downtrend in the ratio has continued following a short-term bounce that met resistance near the 200-day (~40-week) moving average.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Ratio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratio. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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