Both Uses of
ratio
in
War and Peace
- Only when we have admitted the conception of the infinitely small, and the resulting geometrical progression with a common ratio of one tenth, and have found the sum of this progression to infinity, do we reach a solution of the problem.†
Chpt 11
- This equation does not give us the value of the unknown factor but gives us a ratio between two unknowns.†
Chpt 14 *
Definition:
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(ratio) the relative magnitudes of two quantities -- often expressed as a:b (which could also be expressed as the fraction a/b)editor's notes: For example, if a freshman class at a college is comprised of 400 men and 600 women, the ratio of men to women can be expressed as 400:600 or 4:6 or as the fraction 4/6 = ~67%