ratio meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

ratio

noun

UK /ˈɹeɪ.ʃi.əʊ/ · US /ˈɹeɪ.ʃoʊ/

Etymology Borrowed from Latin ratiō. Doublet of ration and reason.

A number representing a comparison between two named things.

Scientists believe that the sex ratio is equal at conception, explained Steven Orzack, president and senior research scientist of the Fresh Pond Research Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts.2019 January 23, Susan Scutti, “Climate change will affect gender ratio among newborns, scientists say”, in CNN, archived from the original on 20 Aug 2020:
On Monday, the issuer announced the addition of four new transfer partners — three airlines and one hotel chain — to its credit card rewards program, along with improved transfer ratios for several existing partners.2021 April 19, Jennifer Yellin, “Capital One adds new airline and hotel partners to its credit cards, improves transfer ratios”, in CNN, archived from the original on 21 May 2023:

Arithmetic The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).

Law Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of ratio decidendi.

The number of comments to a post or other expression on social media relative to the number of likes; a high ratio suggests disagreement with the contents of the original post.

Derived terms: 104 terms
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Related terms: obiter, obiter dictum, ratio decidendi, rational, irrational

ratio

verb

Etymology Borrowed from Latin ratiō. Doublet of ration and reason.

Internet To respond to a post or message on social media in a greater number than the number of likes the post receives, especially to condemn or mock the original poster.

The politician's post was quickly ratioed due to its controversial nature.
“Don’t help elect Trump, you egotistical billionaire a**hole,” the protester yelled. “Go back to getting ratioed on Twitter. Go back to Davos with the other billionaire elites who think they know how to run the world. That’s not what democracy is.”2019 January 29, Veronica Stracqualursi, “Former Starbucks CEO heckled at book event for weighing independent run: ‘Don’t help elect Trump!’”, in CNN, archived from the original on 19 Oct 2022:

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It used to be fun to watch tweets like that get ratioed back into their ugly corner of the internet.2019, Henry Chisholm, "'Who Cares? It's women's hoops'", Montana Kaimin (The University of Montana), 30 January 2019 - 5 February 2019, page 29
Cue the goading Trump tweet (“Howard Schultz doesn’t have the ‘guts’ to run for President!”), the Twitter ratioing and the outrage from the left.2019 February 3, Pat Wiedenkeller, “Patriots, politics and puppies: Super Bowl LIII”, in CNN, archived from the original on 21 Jun 2021:
And, just FYI, here's how brutally the public ratioed that tweet.2021 January 27, Leigh Tauss, “Ghost Roast”, in INDY Week, page 4:
It is essential that you ratio anyone who comes for your honour.2021, @suburbanpoet, "Ratio or be Ratioed: Reluctant notes on Twitter", Honi Soit (University of Sydney), Week 4, Semester 2 (2021), page 16

ratio

intj

Etymology Borrowed from Latin ratiō. Doublet of ration and reason.

Neologism Indicates disagreement with a post the user disagrees with or dislikes.

L + ratio
"Ratio. YoungBoy is better." "What?" "Make better music. You fell off."2021, Lil Nas X, THE MONTERO SHOW:

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