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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ratio. Doublet of ration and reason.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??e?.?o?/, /??e?.?i?o?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??e?.?i.??/, /??e?.???/

Noun

ratio (plural ratios)

1. A number representing a comparison between two named things.
2. (arithmetic) The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).
3. (law) Short for ratio decidendi.
4. (Internet) The amount of comments to a post or other expression on social media relative to the number of likes.

Derived terms

Related terms

• obiter
• obiter dictum
• ratio decidendi
• rational
• irrational

Translations

Verb

ratio (third-person singular simple present ratios, present participle ratioing, simple past and past participle ratioed)

1. (transitive, social media) To respond to a post or message on social media in a greater number than the number of likes the post receives.

Anagrams

• Artio, Otira, ariot, artoi, atrio-, iatro-

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rati?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ra?.(t)si.o?/
• Hyphenation: ra?tio

Noun

ratio f (plural ratio's)

1. (mathematics, countable) ratio, proportion

   Synonym: verhouding

2. (uncountable) reason

   Synonyms: rede, verstand

Related terms

• rationalisme
• rationeel

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ratio. Doublet of raison and ration.

Noun

ratio m (plural ratios)

1. (mathematics) ratio

Further reading

• “ratio” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rati? (“reason, explanation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?rat.t?sjo/
• Rhymes: -attsjo
• Hyphenation: rà?tio

Noun

ratio f (uncountable)

1. reason, motive

   Synonyms: motivazione, motivo, ragione

2. expedient

   Synonym: espediente

Related terms

• ragione
• razione

Latin

Etymology

From ratus / reor (“to compute”) +? -ti?.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ra.ti.o?/, [?rät?io?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ra.t?si.o/, [?r??t??s?i?]

Noun

rati? f (genitive rati?nis); third declension

1. reason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale
2. calculation, account, accounting, reckoning, computation, business
3. procedure, course, manner, method, mode, conduct, plan
4. theory, view
5. doctrine, system, philosophy (collective body of the teachings of a school of thought)
6. register (list)
7. regard, respect, interest, consideration
8. reference, relation, respect

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Derived terms

• rati?n?bilis
• rati?n?lis
• rati?n?rium
• rati?cinor
• ratiuncula

Related terms

• rati?cinium

Descendants

See also

• pr?porti?

References

• ratio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ratio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ratio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• ratio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ratio. Doublet of razón and ración.

Noun

ratio f (plural ratios)

1. (mathematics) ratio

English

Etymology

From Middle English degre, borrowed from Old French degré (French: degré), itself from Latin gradus, with the prefix de-.

Pronunciation

• enPR: d?gr?', IPA^(key): /d????i?/
• Rhymes: -i?

Noun

degree (plural degrees)

1. A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university or, in some countries, a college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.) [from 14th c.]

2. (geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to ¹?₃₆₀ of a circle's circumference. [from 14th c.]

3. (physics) A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit. [from 18th c.]

4. (algebra) The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial. [from 18th c.]

5. (algebra, field theory) The dimensionality of a field extension.

6. (graph theory) The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.
7. (logic) The number of logical connectives in a formula.
8. (surveying) The curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc or chord.
9. (geography) A unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface.
10. (grammar) Any of the three stages (positive, comparative, superlative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb.
11. (obsolete outside heraldry) A step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder. [from 13th c.]
12. An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values. [from 13th c.]
13. A stage of rank or privilege; social standing. [from 13th c.]
14. (genealogy) A ‘step’ in genealogical descent. [from 14th c.]
    • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, page 140:

      Louis created the École militaire in Paris in 1751, in which 500 scholarships were designated for noblemen able to prove four degrees of noble status.

15. (now rare) One's relative state or experience; way, manner. [from 14th c.]
16. The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent. [from 14th c.]

Usage notes

• A person who is engaged in a course of study leading to the earning of a degree can be described (in the present progressive tense) as "doing a degree" in British English, and as "getting a degree" in American English. For example, in American English, "She is currently getting her master's degree at State University." In British English, "I am still confused about when to use 'an' instead of 'a'. Is it an hour or a hour, and if someone is doing a master's degree in arts, is it an MA or a MA?" (Ask Oxford.Com - Ask the Experts - Frequently Asked Questions (Grammar)).

Synonyms

• (unit of angle): °, arcdegree
• (unit of temperature): °
• (unit of latitude): °
• (unit of longitude): °

Coordinate terms

• scale

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• re-edge

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French decré.

Noun

degree

1. Alternative form of decre

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old French degré.

Noun

degree

1. Alternative form of degre