Noun

ratio (plural ratios)

  1. A number representing a comparison between two things.
  2. (arithmetic) The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).
  3. (law) A judicial decision.

Related terms

Latin

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Tue Aug 31 12:23:47 2010

In mathematics, a ratio is a relationship between two numbers of the same kind (i.e., objects, persons, students, spoonfuls, units of whatever identical dimension), usually expressed as "a to b" or a:b, sometimes expressed arithmetically as a dimensionless quotient of the two, which explicitly indicates how many times the first number contains the second.

Notation and terminology

The ratio of numbers A and B can be expressed as:

  • the ratio of A to B
  • A is to B
  • A:B

The numbers A and B are sometimes called terms with A being the antecedent and B being the consequent.

The proportion expressing the equality of the ratios A:B and C:D is written A:B=C:D or A:B::C:D. this latter form, when spoken or written in the English language, is often expressed as

A is to B as C is to D.

Again, A, B, C, D are called the terms of the proportion. A and D are called the extremes, and B and C are called the means. The equality of three or more proportions is called a continued proportion.

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Q. Pease can some one help me i feel really stupid i cant answer these questions on ratio ?? express each of the these as ratios in their simplest form A) 42 : 35 : 63 B) 3.5 kg : 1400 g C) 350 mm : 2.5 m : 75 cm Thank you pl ease help
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A. divide by 7 6:5:9 divide by 700 5g:2g divide by 50 7mm:50mm:15mm
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How do they choose differntial ratio and gear ratio?
Q. Some cars have a low ratio differential like 4.50 and higher bigger gear sets with two overdrives. Some have a high 2.68 differential ratio and higher ratio gears. Some have 2.68 high ratio differential and lower smaller gears. How do they choose this and why? What is it based on?
Asked by J N - Sun Nov 30 15:32:33 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. based on Horsepower and what the function of the vehicle is. the lower the the faster you will reach HP/torque curve of efficiancy. if engine can produce high RPM's and HP then high gears can be used because engine wont bog down from lack of power while trasferinjg power to wheels. Lower HP engines use the lower gearing to keep them in their HP range while trasfering power. The lower the gear the harder it is to turn, but produces quicker results, the differential gear will determine top speed. With low gears overdrives are needed so that engine isnt at max RPM and slow speed. The higher the gear is the easier it is to turn but takes longer to get to HP range. Tire size can also affect gearing. How much power does it take to turn a larger… [cont.]
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