Both Uses
ratio
in
Brian's Winter
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- It was unusual for him to go there without getting several good shots and though he still often missed he had worked out a ratio of five to one: He seemed to get one rabbit for about every five shots on rabbits.†
p. 29.3 *ratio = relative quantities
- The ratio was seven to one on foolbirds.†
p. 29.4
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)