ratio

Definitions

The quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other.

A relationship between two numbers indicating how much greater one is than the other.

Examples

The ratio of students to teachers in this school is ten to one.

You need to maintain the correct ratio of flour to water to get the perfect dough consistency.

Synonyms

proportion rate percentage fraction relationship correlation quota

Antonyms

disproportion imbalance inequality whole totality discrepancy irregularity