All 4 Uses
ratio
in
Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison
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- To keep the ratio the same.†
Chpt 6 *ratio = relative quantities
- Ratio.†
Chpt 6
- But still the ratio can't widen in their favor.†
Chpt 6
- Keeping the racial ratio the same and all?†
Chpt 10
Definitions:
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(1)
(ratio) the relative magnitudes of two quantities -- often expressed as a:b (which could also be expressed as the fraction a/b)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%
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)