the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second: the ratio of 5 to 2, written 5

2 or 5/2.

proportional relation; rate

the ratio between acceptances and rejections.

Finance . the relative value of gold and silver in a bimetallic currency system.

noun

whole

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arrangement , correlation , correspondence , equation , fraction , proportion , proportionality , quota , quotient , rate , relationship , scale , degree , distribution , percent , percentage , relation , share