Definition of ratio

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Ratio (n.) The relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind. It is expressed by the quotient of the division of the first by the second; thus, the ratio of 3 to 6 is expressed by / or /; of a to b by a/b; or (less commonly) the second term is made the dividend; as, a:b = b/a..

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Reconsecration :: Reconsecration (n.) Renewed consecration.
Regimen :: Regimen (n.) Orderly government; system of order; adminisration.
Depression :: Depression (n.) The operation of reducing to a lower degree; -- said of equations.
Wonderstruck :: Wonderstruck (a.) Struck with wonder, admiration, or surprise..
Broken-winded :: Broken-winded (a.) Having short breath or disordered respiration, as a horse..
Recant :: Recant (v. t.) To withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly (opinions formerly expressed); to contradict, as a former declaration; to take back openly; to retract; to recall..
Warrant :: Warrant (n.) A precept issued by a magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search, or do other acts incident to the administration of justice..
Bicentennial :: Bicentennial (n.) The two hundredth year or anniversary, or its celebration..
Delirium :: Delirium (n.) A state in which the thoughts, expressions, and actions are wild, irregular, and incoherent; mental aberration; a roving or wandering of the mind, -- usually dependent on a fever or some other disease, and so distinguished from mania, or madness..
Abridge :: Abridge (v. t.) To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights..
Procuratory :: Procuratory (a.) Tending to, or authorizing, procuration..
Erasure :: Erasure (n.) The act of erasing; a scratching out; obliteration.
Distermination :: Distermination (n.) Separation by bounds.
Argumentation :: Argumentation (n.) The act of forming reasons, making inductions, drawing conclusions, and applying them to the case in discussion; the operation of inferring propositions, not known or admitted as true, from facts or principles known, admitted, or proved to be true..
Covenant :: Covenant (n.) An undertaking, on sufficient consideration, in writing and under seal, to do or to refrain from some act or thing; a contract; a stipulation; also, the document or writing containing the terms of agreement..
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Haversack :: Haversack (n.) A bag or case, usually of stout cloth, in which a soldier carries his rations when on a march; -- distinguished from knapsack..
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