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{{also|Ratio}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}

===Etymology===
{{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂er-}}
Borrowed from {{bor|en|la|ratiō}}. {{doublet|en|ration|reason}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈɹeɪ.ʃi.əʊ/|/ˈɹeɪ.ʃəʊ/|a=RP}}
** {{IPA|en|/ˈɹeɪ.si.əʊ/|a=old-fashioned}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈɹeɪ.ʃoʊ/|/ˈɹeɪ.ʃiˌoʊ/|a=US}}

* {{audio|en|en-us-ratio.ogg|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|eɪʃiəʊ|s=3}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# A [[number]] representing a [[comparison]] between two named things.
# {{lb|en|arithmetic}} The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).
# {{lb|en|legal}} {{short for|en|ratio decidendi}}
# {{lb|en|Internet}} The number of [[comment]]s to a [[post]] or other expression on [[social media]] relative to the number of [[like]]s; a high ratio suggests disagreement with the contents of the original post.

====Derived terms====
{{col4|en|loss ratio|sequential probability ratio test|signal-noise ratio
|anharmonic ratio|Horowitz ratio
|aspect ratio
|basic reproduction ratio
|basic reproductive ratio
|compression ratio
|contrast ratio
|corn-hog ratio
|coward's ratio
|credit-deposit ratio
|cross ratio
|current ratio
|damping ratio
|dependency ratio
|deviation ratio
|double ratio
|eigenratio
|emergy investment ratio
|enantiomeric ratio
|error ratio
|eudysmic ratio
|failure ratio
|financial ratio
|gear ratio
|gender ratio
|Gini ratio
|glide ratio
|golden ratio
|gyromagnetic ratio
|hazard ratio
|hog-corn ratio
|joy-to-stuff ratio
|[[kill-to-death ratio]], [[K/D ratio]]
|lift-to-drag ratio
|loop ratio
|[[mass-to-light ratio]], [[M/L ratio]]
|[[media-to-lumen ratio]], [[M/L ratio]]
|[[PaO2/FiO2 ratio]], [[P/F ratio]]
|pixelation ratio
|Poisson's ratio
|[[price-to-earnings ratio]], [[P/E ratio]]
|quick ratio
|ratioed
|ratiometer
|ratiometric
|ratiometry
|ratio variable
|read-around ratio
|Redfield ratio
|sex ratio
|Sharpe ratio
|[[signal-to-noise ratio]], [[S/N ratio]]
|silver ratio
|sine ratio
|SpO2/FiO2 ratio
|subratio
|Texas ratio
|Treynor ratio
|type-token ratio
|variation ratio
|branching ratio|cardiothoracic ratio|common ratio|cross-ratio|eudismic ratio|kill-death ratio|kill/death ratio|M-ratio|modified aspect ratio|n-firm concentration ratio|original aspect ratio|P-E ratio|paO2/FiO2 ratio|PE ratio|PF ratio|price-earnings ratio|ratio formalis|ratio scale|recta ratio|S/F ratio|SF ratio|shooting ratio|teeth-to-tail ratio|ultima ratio
}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|en|obiter}}
* {{l|en|obiter dictum}}
* {{l|en|ratio decidendi}}
* {{l|en|rational}}
* {{l|en|irrational}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|pt|rácio|bor=1}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|number representing comparison}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|نسبة (nisba)}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|съотношение|n}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|比|tr=bǐ}}, {{t+|cmn|比例|tr=bǐlì}}, {{t+|cmn|比率|tr=bǐlǜ}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|poměr|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|proporcio}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|suhde}}, {{t+|fi|suhdeluku}}
* French: {{t+|fr|rapport|m}} (1), {{t+|fr|ratio|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|λόγος|m|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|יחס|m|tr=yákhas}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|अनुपात|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|arány}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|hlutfallstala|f}}, {{t|is|hlutfall|n}}, {{t|is|hlutfall milli tveggja stærða|n}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|rasio}}, {{t+|id|nisbah}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|ragione|f}}, {{t+|it|rapporto|m}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|比|tr=hi}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|비}}, {{t+|ko|비율}}
* Malay: {{t+|ms|nisbah}}
* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|അനുപാതം}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|ōwehenga}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|forhold|n}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|współczynnik|m}}, {{t+|pl|stosunek|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|razão|f}}, {{t|pt|rácio|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|отноше́ние|n}}, {{t+|ru|соотноше́ние|n}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|razón|f}}, {{t+|es|cociente|m}}, {{t+|es|relación|f}}, {{t+|es|ratio|f}}
* Swahili: {{t+|sw|uwiano}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|förhållande|c}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|tagway}}
* Telugu: {{t+|te|నిష్పత్తి}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|สัดส่วน}}, {{t+|th|อัตราส่วน}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|cymhareb|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|arithmetics: relative magnitude of two quantities expressed as quotient}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|отношение|n}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|proporcio}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|suhde}}, {{t+|fi|suhdeluku}}
* French: {{t+|fr|rapport|m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Verhältnis|n}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|λόγος|m|sc=Grek}}
* Hindi: {{t-needed|hi}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|arány}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|rasio}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|rapporto|m}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|비}}, {{t+|ko|비율}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|stosunek|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|коэффицие́нт|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|relación|f}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|förhållande|n}}, {{t+|sv|proportion|c}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|tagway}}
* Tamil: {{t-needed|ta}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|อัตราส่วน}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|oran}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|tỉ lệ}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|cymhareb|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-see|ratio decidendi}}

===Verb===
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|transitive|Internet slang}} To [[respond]] to a [[post]] or [[message]] on [[social media]] in a greater number than the number of [[like]]s the post receives, especially to [[condemn]] or [[mock]] the original poster.
#: {{ux|en|The politician's post was quickly '''ratioed''' due to its controversial nature.}}
#* '''2019''', Henry Chisholm, "'Who Cares? It's women's hoops'", ''Montana Kaimin'' (The University of Montana), 30 January 2019 - 5 February 2019, [https://issuu.com/montanakaimin/docs/montanakaimin_1.28.19_32pages page 29]:
#*: It used to be fun to watch tweets like that get '''ratioed''' back into their ugly corner of the internet.
#* {{quote-journal|en|author=Leigh Tauss|title=Ghost Roast|journal=INDY Week|date=27 January 2021|titleurl=https://issuu.com/indyweeknc/docs/1.27_flipbook|page=4
|passage=And, just FYI, here's how brutally the public '''ratioed''' that tweet.}}
#* '''2021''', @suburbanpoet, "Ratio or be Ratioed: Reluctant notes on Twitter", ''Honi Soit'' (University of Sydney), Week 4, Semester 2 (2021), [https://issuu.com/srcpubs/docs/honi_soit_2021_semester_02_week_04_-_issuu page 16]:
#*: It is essential that you '''ratio''' anyone who comes for your honour.
#* {{seemoreCites|en}}

===Interjection===
{{en-interjection}}

# {{lb|en|neologism|[[Twitter]]}} {{n-g|Indicates disagreement with a post the user disagrees with or dislikes}}.
#: {{ux|en|L + '''ratio'''}}
#* {{quote-av|en|year=2021|author=w:Lil Nas X|title=THE MONTERO SHOW|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ0-Cdtj4KU|text="'''Ratio'''. YoungBoy is better." "What?" "Make better music. You fell off."}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aiort|Artio|Otira|ariot|artoi|atrio-|iatro-}}

{{C|en|Social media|Twitter}}

==Dutch==

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|nl|la|ratiō}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nl|/ˈraː.(t)si.oː/}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-ratio.ogg}}
* {{hyphenation|nl|ra|tio}}

===Noun===
{{nl-noun|f|-'s|-}}

# {{lb|nl|mathematics|countable}} {{l|en|ratio}}, [[proportion]]
#: {{syn|nl|verhouding}}
# {{lb|nl|uncountable}} [[reason]]
#: {{syn|nl|rede|verstand}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|nl|rationalisme}}
* {{l|nl|rationeel}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|id|bor=1|rasio}} 

==French==
{{wikipedia|lang=fr}}

===Etymology===
{{bor+|fr|la|ratio}}. {{doublet|fr|raison|ration}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA|racio}}
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-ratio.wav}}

===Noun===
{{fr-noun|m}}

# {{lb|fr|mathematics}} {{l|en|ratio}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}

==Italian==

===Etymology===
{{lbor|it|la|ratiō||reason, explanation}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{it-pr|ràtsio<hyph:rà.tio>}}

===Noun===
{{it-noun|f|-}}

# [[reason]], [[motive]]
#: {{syn|it|motivazione|motivo|ragione}}
# [[expedient]]
#: {{syn|it|espediente}}

====Related terms====
{{rel2|it|ragione|razione}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:it:Trec}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|it|a=aiort|-toria|Troia|atrio|iatro-|irato|orati|rotai|troia}}

==Latin==

===Etymology===
From {{m|la|ratus}}''/''{{af|la|reor|t1=to compute|-tiō}}<!-- not {{af|la|-ātiō}}, which is a metanalysis, and the a is short anyway-->.

===Pronunciation===
* {{la-IPA|ratiō|eccl=yes}}

===Noun===
{{la-noun|ratiō<3>}}

# [[reason]], [[reasoning]], [[explanation]], [[ground]], [[motive]], [[rationality]], [[rationale]], [[purpose]]
#: {{uxi|la|{{l|la|quis|qua}} ratione|t=for what reason}}
#* {{Q|la|Ovid|Fasti|3|621|thru=622|quote=at tū, seu '''ratiō''' tē nostrīs appulit ōrīs sīve deus, rēgnī commodā carpe meī.|trans=''But you, whether '''purpose''' or some god has driven you to our shores, enjoy the benefits of my kingdom.'' (trans. Anne and Peter Wiseman, 2011)}}
# [[calculation]], [[account]], [[accounting]], [[reckoning]], [[computation]], [[business]]
#: {{uxi|la|{{l|la|inire}} rationem|t=to count}}
# [[procedure]], [[course]], [[manner]], [[method]], [[mode]], [[conduct]], [[plan]]
#: {{syn|la|modus|disciplīna}}
#: {{uxi|la|{{l|la|quis|qua}} ratione|t=in what manner}}
#: {{uxi|la|{{l|la|inire}} rationem|t=to take an initiative, to form a plan}}
#* {{Q|la|Caesar|Commentarii de Bello Gallico|VII|24|quote={{l|la|vix}} '''ratio''' {{l|la|iniri}} {{l|la|posset}}|t=a '''plan''' could hardly '''be formed'''}}
# [[theory]], [[view]]
# [[doctrine]], [[system]], [[philosophy]] {{gloss|collective body of the teachings of a school of thought}}
# [[view]], [[opinion]], [[advice]], [[consult]]
# [[register]] {{gloss|list}}
# [[regard]], [[respect]], [[interest]], [[consideration]]
# [[reference]], [[relation]], [[respect]]

====Declension====
{{la-ndecl|ratiō<3>}}

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|opinion}} {{l|la|responsum}}, {{l|la|consultum}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|la|ratiōnābilis}}
* {{l|la|ratiōnālis}}
* {{l|la|ratiōnārium}}
* {{l|la|ratiōcinor}}
* {{l|la|ratiuncula}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|la|ratiōcinium}}

====Descendants====
{{top2}}
* Dalmatian:
** {{desc|dlm|rasaun|ratiáun|nolb=1}}
* Italo-Romance:
** {{desc|it|ragione}}
** {{desc|nap|ragiune}}
** {{desc|scn|ragiuni|raggiuni|raciuni}}
* Padanian:
** {{desc|fur|reson}}
** {{desc|lld|reson}}
** {{desc|pms|rason}}
** {{desc|rm|raschun|raschung|radschun}}
** {{desc|vec|raxon|rajon}}
* Northern Gallo-Romance:
** {{desc|fro|raison}}
*** {{desc|fr|raison}}
*** {{desc|wa|råjhon}}
*** {{desc|en|reason|bor=1}}
**** {{desc|ga|réasún|bor=1}}
* Southern Gallo-Romance:
** {{desc|an|razón}}
** {{desc|ca|raó}}
** {{desc|oc|rason}}
* Ibero-Romance:
** {{desc|ast|razón}}
** {{desc|gl|razón}}
** {{desc|pt|razão}}
** {{desc|es|razón}}
* Insular Romance: {{q|newer forms influenced by Italian}}
** Old Sardinian: {{l|sc|rathone}}, {{l|sc|rethone}}
*** Middle Sardinian: {{l|sc|rasione}}, {{l|sc|rexione}}, {{l|sc|arresoni}}
**** Modern Sardinian: {{l|sc|regione}}, {{l|sc|rejone}}, {{l|sc|raxoni}}
* Ancient borrowings:
** {{desc|sqj-pro|*rrësye|bor=1}}
*** {{desc|sq|arsye|arrësye}}
{{bottom}}
;
Learned borrowings:
{{top2}}
* From the nominative ''ratiō'':
** {{desc|ca|ràtio}}
** {{desctree|nl|ratio}}
** {{desc|en|ratio}}
** {{desc|eo|racio}}
** {{desc|fr|ratio}}
** {{desc|it|ratio}}
** {{desc|pl|racja}}
** {{desc|pt|rácio}}
** {{desc|ro|rație}}
** {{desc|es|ratio}}
* From the accusative ''ratiōnem'':
** {{desc|ca|ració}}
** {{desc|en|ration}}
** {{desc|fr|ration}}
** {{desc|gl|ración}}
** {{desc|it|razione}}
** {{desc|pt|ração}}
** {{desc|ro|rațiune}}
** {{desc|es|ración}}
** {{desc|tr|racon}}
{{bottom}}

====See also====
* {{l|la|prōportiō}}

===References===
* {{R:L&S}}
* {{R:la:Olivetti|lemma=RATIO100}}
* {{R:Elementary Lewis}}
* {{R:du Cange}}
* {{R:Gaffiot}}
* {{R:M&A}}
* {{R:sc:WagnerDES|rathone}}
* {{R:FEW|10|105|ratio}}

===Anagrams===
* {{l|la|Troia}}

{{C|la|Logic|Philosophy}}
{{C|la|Thinking|Mathematics}}

==Spanish==
{{wikipedia|lang=es}}

===Etymology===
{{lbor|es|la|ratiō}}. {{dbt|es|ración|razón}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr}}

===Noun===
{{es-noun|f}}

# {{lb|es|mathematics}} {{l|en|ratio}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:es:DRAE}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|es|a=aiort|atrio}}