ratio
noun[C]
uk/ˈreɪ.ʃi.əʊ/us/ˈreɪ.ʃi.oʊ/pluralratiosC1
therelationshipbetween twogroupsoramountsthatexpresseshow muchbiggerone is than the other:
比;比例;比率The ratioofmentowomen at theconferencewas ten to one/10:1.出席会议者的男女比例为10:1。
Theschoolistryingtoimproveitspupil-teacher ratio(= thenumberofteacherscomparedwith thenumberofstudents).该校正大力优化其师生间的人数比例结构。
- Compute the ratio of the object'sheighttoitsweight.
- What is the car'spowertoweightratio?
- Thestafftostudentratio hasincreaseddramaticallyin the last fiveyears.
- Theefficiencyof amachineis the ratio between theenergyitsuppliesand theenergyput into it.
- Pi is the ratio of a circle'scircumferencetoitsdiameter.
Statistics
- actuarial
- actuary
- covariate
- distribution
- entropy
- interpoint
- interquartile range
- mean
- normal distribution
- odds
- pollster
- quantile
- standard deviation
- stat
- statistic
- statistical
- statistically
- statistician
- stochastic
- vital statistics
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