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
Hence, fixed relation of number, quantity, or degree; rate; proportion; as, the ratio of representation in Congress.
A certain rate per cent; the allowance, duty, rate of interest, discount, or commission, on a hundred.
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
Hence, fixed relation of number, quantity, or degree; rate; proportion; as, the ratio of representation in Congress.
A certain rate per cent; the allowance, duty, rate of interest, discount, or commission, on a hundred.