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ratio

/ˈɹeɪ.ʃi.əʊ/ UK
/ˈɹeɪ.ʃəʊ/ UK
/ˈɹeɪ.si.əʊ/ dated
/ˈɹeɪ.ʃoʊ/ US
/ˈɹeɪ.ʃiˌoʊ/ US
/ˈɾe.ʃe.o/ Scotland
/ˈɾe.ʃɪ.o/ Scotland
/ˈɾe.ʃi.o/ Scotland
/ˈɾeː.ʃi.o/ Wales

Rhymes with -eɪʃiəʊ

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin ratiō. Doublet of ration and reason.

noun ratios · rationes

A number representing a comparison between two named things. Scientists believe that the sex ratio is equal at conception, explained Steven Orzack, president and senior research scientist of the Fresh Pond Research Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).
abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of ratio decidendi
The number of comments to a post or other expression on social media relative to the number of likes; a high ratio suggests disagreement with the contents of the original post.

verb ratios · ratioing · ratioed · ratio'd

Internet, transitive To respond to a post or message on social media in a greater number than the number of likes the post receives, especially to condemn or mock the original poster. The politician's post was quickly ratioed due to its controversial nature.

interjection

neologism Indicates disagreement with a post the user disagrees with or dislikes. L + ratio

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: quotient, proportional, weighting, average, percentage, figure, number, percent, figures, index, margin, reporting, fraction, proportion, coverage, correlation

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noun number representing comparison

Español	razón, cociente, relación, ratio
한국어	비 bi, 비율 biyul
日本語	比 hi
中文	比 bǐ, 比例 bǐlì, 比率 bǐlǜ
हिन्दी	अनुपात anupāt
Kiswahili	uwiano
Português	razão, rácio
Français	rapport, ratio
Italiano	ragione, rapporto
Ελληνικά	λόγος lógos
Русский	отноше́ние otnošénije, соотноше́ние sootnošénije
العربية	نِسْبَة nisba
עברית	יחס yákhas

noun arithmetics: relative magnitude of two quantities expressed as quotient

Español	relación
한국어	비 bi, 비율 biyul
Français	rapport
Deutsch	Verhältnis
Italiano	rapporto
Ελληνικά	λόγος lógos
Русский	коэффицие́нт koefficijént
Tiếng Việt	tỉ lệ

noun common ratio of geometric series

Español	razón
Português	razão
Français	raison
Italiano	ragione

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@misc{ratio_2026,
  title = {ratio},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ratio},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}