How do you use "ratio" in a sentence?

The ratio of teachers to students is one to fifteen. Mix the ingredients in a ratio of two parts flour to one part water. The company aims to improve its debt-to-equity ratio.

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Q: What does "ratio" mean?

A comparison between two quantities showing proportion A ratio is a comparison between two quantities showing how many times one contains the other. Ratios are expressed using colons (3:1) or as fractions. They are fundamental in mathematics, science, cooking, and business for comparing proportions and relationships.

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意味: A comparison between two quantities showing proportion

比率，比例，比值

proporción, ratio, relación

比率、割合、比

비율, 비

A ratio is a comparison between two quantities showing how many times one contains the other. Ratios are expressed using colons (3:1) or as fractions. They are fundamental in mathematics, science, cooking, and business for comparing proportions and relationships.

「ratio」是两个数量之间的比较，显示一个包含另一个的多少倍。比率用冒号（3:1）或分数表示。它们在数学、科学、烹饪和商业中对于比较比例和关系是基础性的。

Un «ratio» es una comparación entre dos cantidades que muestra cuántas veces una contiene a la otra. Los ratios se expresan usando dos puntos (3:1) o como fracciones. Son fundamentales en matemáticas, ciencia, cocina y negocios.

「ratio」は、一方が他方を何倍含むかを示す二つの量の比較です。比率はコロン（3:1）または分数で表されます。比率は、割合や関係を比較するために、数学、科学、料理、ビジネスで基本的なものです。

ratio는 한 양이 다른 양을 몇 배 포함하는지를 보여주는 두 양의 비교입니다. 비율은 콜론(3:1)이나 분수로 표현됩니다. 수학, 과학, 요리, 비즈니스에서 비례와 관계를 비교하는 데 기본이 됩니다.

例文

The ratio of teachers to students is one to fifteen.
教师与学生的比例是一比十五。
La proporción de profesores a estudiantes es de uno a quince.
教師と生徒の比率は1対15です。
교사와 학생의 비율은 1대 15입니다.
Mix the ingredients in a ratio of two parts flour to one part water.
按照面粉与水二比一的比例混合配料。
Mezcla los ingredientes en una proporción de dos partes de harina por una de agua.
材料を小麦粉2に対して水1の割合で混ぜてください。
재료를 밀가루 2에 물 1의 비율로 섞으세요.
The company aims to improve its debt-to-equity ratio.
公司旨在改善其债务权益比率。
La empresa pretende mejorar su ratio de deuda sobre capital.
会社は負債資本比率の改善を目指しています。
회사는 부채비율 개선을 목표로 하고 있다.

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使い方ガイド

場面: general

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Latin 'ratio' meaning 'reckoning, numbering, calculation', also 'reason, reasoning', from 'reri' (to reckon, think). The same Latin word gives us 'reason', 'ration', and 'rational'.

文化的背景

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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