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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries比率
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hiritsu
"画面の縦横の比率を変更する。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other.
"The teacher-to-student ratio in this classroom is one to twenty." - 2
A proportional relationship between two different things or quantities.
"There is a direct ratio between the amount of effort put in and the results achieved."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin rātiō meaning calculation, reason, or relationship, stemming from rēre meaning to calculate or think. It entered English in the late 16th century via mathematical and philosophical discourse, originally retaining the broad sense of reckoning or proportion before specializing in mathematics to denote the quantitative relation between two amounts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ratio" is said worldwide
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rapport
Transliteration: ʁa.pɔʁ
"Le rapport hommes-femmes dans l'entreprise est équilibré."
Verhältnis
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈhɛltnɪs
"Das Verhältnis von Kosten zu Nutzen ist sehr gut."
rapporto
Transliteration: rapˈpɔr.to
"Il rapporto tra debito e PIL è aumentato."
proporción
Transliteration: pɾo.poɾˈsjon
"La proporción de ingredientes es fundamental para la receta."
razão
Transliteration: ʁaˈzão
"A razão entre os dois números é de dois para um."
अनुपात
Transliteration: anupāt
"इस चित्र की लंबाई और चौड़ाई का अनुपात सही है।"
比例
Transliteration: bǐ lì
"男女员工的比例是二比一。"
비율
Transliteration: biyul
"두 국가 간의 무역 적자 비율이 증가했다."
比率
Transliteration: hiritsu
"画面の縦横の比率を変更する。"
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