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   Ra·tio

   /ˈrāSH(ē)ō/

   

   noun

   • 1. the quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other: "the ratio of computers to students is now 2 to 1"
   • ▪ the relative value of silver and gold in a bimetallic system of currency.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘reckoning’, from rat- ‘reckoned’, from the verb reri.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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