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ratio
[ rey-shoh, -shee-oh ]
noun
, plural ra·tios.
- the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
the ratio of 5 to 2, written 5:2 or 5/2.
- proportional relation; rate:
the ratio between acceptances and rejections.
- Finance. the relative value of gold and silver in a bimetallic currency system.
- Sometimes the ratio. (on Twitter) the proportion of replies to a tweet compared to the combined number of retweets and likes, where a high ratio usually indicates a barrage of negative replies: LOL, then I added the reply, “Don't mind me, I'm just here for the ratio.”
How is the Twitter ratio any different from other kinds of outraged cybermobs?
LOL, then I added the reply, “Don't mind me, I'm just here for the ratio.”
verb (used with object)
, ra·tioed or ra·tio'd, ra·tio·ing.
- (on Twitter) to flood (a tweet or its author) with negative replies such that commenters as a group take control of the momentum and message away from the original poster:
Political pundits trying to write provocative and edgy tweets are going to get ratioed sooner or later.
ratio
/ ˈreɪʃɪˌəʊ /
noun
- a measure of the relative size of two classes expressible as a proportion
the ratio of boys to girls is 2 to 1
- maths a quotient of two numbers or quantities See also proportion
ratio
/ rā′shō,rā′shē-ō′ /
- A relationship between two quantities, normally expressed as the quotient of one divided by the other. For example, if a box contains six red marbles and four blue marbles, the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles is 6 to 4, also written 6:4. A ratio can also be expressed as a decimal or percentage.
ratio
- An expression of the relative size of two numbers by showing one divided by the other.
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ratio1
C17: from Latin: a reckoning, from rērī to think; see reason
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