Definition of ratio

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Ratio (n.) The relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind. It is expressed by the quotient of the division of the first by the second; thus, the ratio of 3 to 6 is expressed by / or /; of a to b by a/b; or (less commonly) the second term is made the dividend; as, a:b = b/a..

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Recuperation :: Recuperation (n..) Recovery, as of anything lost, especially of the health or strength..
Open :: Open (a.) Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration; as, an open account; an open question; to keep an offer or opportunity open..
Abridge :: Abridge (v. t.) To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights..
Breathe :: Breathe (v. t.) To promote free respiration in; to exercise.
Recantation :: Recantation (n.) The act of recanting; a declaration that contradicts a former one; that which is thus asserted in contradiction; retraction.
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Exaggeratory :: Exaggeratory (a.) Containing, or tending to, exaggeration; exaggerative..
Afflation :: Afflation (n.) A blowing or breathing on; inspiration.
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Seguestration :: Seguestration (n.) Disunion; disjunction.
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