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ratio

Represents a ratio or proportion between two quantities, commonly used in mathematical and scientific notation.

Overview

Essential for expressing mathematical relationships and comparisons, particularly in fields like statistics, economics, and engineering analysis.

  • Frequently used in scale representations and probability calculations
  • Common in financial calculations for expressing percentages and proportions
  • Appears in scientific literature for comparing experimental results
  • Useful in architectural and engineering drawings for expressing dimensional relationships

Examples

Expressing a geometric ratio between similar triangles.

△ABC△DEF=:\frac{\triangle ABC}{\triangle DEF} = \ratio 
\frac{\triangle ABC}{\triangle DEF} = \ratio

Showing the aspect ratio of a display resolution.

16:916 \ratio 9 
16 \ratio 9

Indicating mixing ratio in chemical formulations.

Water:Solution=2:1\text{Water} \ratio \text{Solution} = 2 \ratio 1 
\text{Water} \ratio \text{Solution} = 2 \ratio 1