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Phrases 82
- aspect ratioThe ratio of an object's longest dimension to its next-longest dimension.
- contrast ratioratio of the luminance of white to that of black of a display. A higher value means a higher contrast of white and black.
- sex ratioThe ratio of males to females in any given population.
- compression ratioThe ratio of the volume between the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine and the piston before and after the compression stroke.
- golden ratioThe irrational number (approximately 1.618), usually denoted by the Greek letter φ (phi), which is equal to the sum of its own reciprocal and 1, or, equivalently, is the square root of the sum of itself and 1.
- gear ratioThe ratio of the speeds of rotation of two gears, such as any pair that mesh and, especially, the initial and final gears in a gear train (whose relationship incorporates all the intermediate ones).
- Odds-ratio
- signal-to-noise ratioA figure of merit that compares the strength of a signal carrying information to the level of noise interfering with it.
- Weight ratio
- Mixing Ratio
- loss ratioThe ratio of total losses incurred (paid and reserved) in claims plus adjustment expenses divided by the total premiums earned.
- M-ratioA measure of the health of one's stack: the stack divided by the sum of the small blind, the big blind and the antes of each player. The result (M) is the time (the number of orbits) it would take for one's chips to deplete if the player …
- cross-ratioA special number associated with an ordered quadruple of collinear points, particularly points on a projective line, and preserved by the fractional linear transformations.
- common ratioThe ratio of each term of a geometric progression to the term preceding it.
- price-earnings ratioThe ratio of share price to earnings per share used as an indication of the relative value of the share.
- heat capacity ratioThe ratio of the heat capacity at constant pressure to the heat capacity at constant volume. It is typically denoted by γ or k.
- current ratioCurrent assets divided by current liabilities; a measure of a company's ability to cover its current or short-term financial obligations.
- extreme ratioSynonym of golden ratio: The irrational number (approximately 1.618), usually denoted by the Greek letter φ (phi), which is equal to the sum of its own reciprocal and 1, or, equivalently, is the square root of the sum of itself and 1.
- plastic ratioA geometrical proportion given by the unique real solution of the equation x³ = x + 1. Its decimal expansion begins 1.324717957244746...
- quick ratioLiquid assets divided by current liabilities; a measure of a company's ability to meet its short-term financial obligations.
- ratio scaleA scale of measurement of data having a fixed zero value, which permits the quantitative comparison of differences of values.
- silver ratioThe irrational number (approximately 2.414), which is equal to the sum of its own reciprocal and two. It equals one plus the square root of two (1 + √).
- Texas ratioA measure of a bank's creditworthiness, equal to ratio of the bank's nonperforming assets (nonperforming loans plus other real estate owned) to the sum of its tangible equity capital plus loan-loss reserves.
- ratio spreadSynonym of frontspread: A combination of options, with more being short than long
- Sharpe ratioA ratio that measures the excess return (or risk premium) per unit of deviation in an investment asset or a trading strategy, used to examine the performance of an investment by adjusting for its risk.
Compound words 18
- ratiolessNot based on the relative sizes of components in a circuit.
- eigenratioA ratio of eigenvalues
- subratio(mathematics)
- ratio'dAlternative form of ratioed: Modified or multiplied by a ratio.
- ratiometerA measurement device used in ohmmeters, having two coils, one connected via a series resistor to the battery supply and the other connected to the same battery supply via a second resistor and the resistor under test. The indication on the …
- ratiometrymeasurement involving a ratio, as by a ratiometer
- rationalCapable of reasoning.
- rationallyIn a rational manner
- rationingpresent participle and gerund of ration
- rationedsimple past and past participle of ration