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ratio
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)
- A number representing a comparison between two named things.
- (arithmetic) The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).
- (law) Short for ratio decidendi.
- (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)
- (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)
- (mathematics, countable) ratio, proportion
- Synonym: verhouding
- (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)
- (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)
- reason, motive
- Synonyms: motivazione, motivo, ragione
- 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
- reason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale
- calculation, account, accounting, reckoning, computation, business
- procedure, course, manner, method, mode, conduct, plan
- theory, view
- doctrine, system, philosophy (collective body of the teachings of a school of thought)
- register (list)
- regard, respect, interest, consideration
- 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)
- (mathematics) ratio
ratio From the web:
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lot
English
Etymology
From Middle English lot, from Old English hlot (“portion, choice, decision”), from Proto-Germanic *hlut?. Cognate with North Frisian lod, Saterland Frisian Lot, West Frisian lot, Dutch lot, French lot, German Low German Lott, Middle High German luz. Doublet of lotto. Related also to German Los.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: l?t, IPA(key): /l?t/
- (General American) enPR: lät, IPA(key): /l?t/
- (Boston, Western Pennsylvania) IPA(key): /l?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Noun
lot (plural lots)
- A large quantity or number; a great deal.
- Synonyms: load, mass, pile
- A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
- Synonyms: batch, collection, group, set
- One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
- (informal) A number of people taken collectively.
- Synonyms: crowd, gang, group
- A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.
- Synonyms: allotment, parcel, plot
- That which happens without human design or forethought.
- Synonyms: chance, accident, destiny, fate, fortune
- Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.
- The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.
- The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.
- 1977, C-3PO in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
- We seem to be made to suffer. It's our lot in life.
- 1977, C-3PO in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
- A prize in a lottery.
- Synonym: prize
- Template:RQ:Evelyn
- Allotment; lottery.
- 1990: Donald Kagan, Pericles of Athens and the Birth of Democracy, chapter 2: “Politician”, page 40 (Guild Publishing; CN 2239)
- Archons served only for one year and, since 487/6, they were chosen by lot. Generals, on the other hand, were chosen by direct election and could be reelected without limit.
- 1990: Donald Kagan, Pericles of Athens and the Birth of Democracy, chapter 2: “Politician”, page 40 (Guild Publishing; CN 2239)
- (definite, the lot) All members of a set; everything.
- (historical) An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:lot
Derived terms
- a lot
Translations
Verb
lot (third-person singular simple present lots, present participle lotting, simple past and past participle lotted)
- (transitive, dated) To allot; to sort; to apportion.
- (US, informal, dated) To count or reckon (on or upon).
Anagrams
- LTO, OTL, tol, tol'
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *l?(i)ta, and adjective in *-to-, from Proto-Indo-European *l?y- (“to pour”).
Noun
lot m (indefinite plural lot, definite singular loti, definite plural lotët)
- tear (from the eye)
- Gjak, djersë dhe lot — Blood, sweat and tears
Declension
Derived terms
- losh
- loc
- loçkë
- loke
References
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch lot. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?t/
- Hyphenation: lot
- Rhymes: -?t
Noun
lot n (plural loten, diminutive lootje n)
- destiny, fate, lot
- lottery ticket
- (archaic) lot, allotment (that which has been apportioned to a party)
Related terms
- loten
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: lot
Anagrams
- tol
French
Etymology
From Middle French lot, from Old French loz, los, from Frankish *lot, from Proto-Germanic *hlut?. Cognate with English lot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo/
Noun
lot m (plural lots)
- share (of inheritance)
- plot (of land)
- batch (of goods for sale)
- lot (at auction)
- prize (in lottery)
- lot, fate
- (slang) babe
Derived terms
- gros lot
- sortir du lot
Further reading
- “lot” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch lot, from Proto-Germanic *hlut?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?l?t]
- Hyphenation: lot
Noun
lot (first-person possessive lotku, second-person possessive lotmu, third-person possessive lotnya)
- lot,
- (manufacturing) a separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
- (colloquial) lottery
- Synonyms: lotre, undian
- (finance) allotment
Further reading
- “lot” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Norman
Etymology
From Frankish *lot, from Proto-Germanic *hlut?.
Noun
lot m (plural lots)
- (Guernsey) lot (at auction)
Northern Kurdish
Noun
lot ?
- jump
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
lot
- simple past of la (Etymology 1)
- simple past of late
Polish
Etymology
Compare Czech let and Russian ????? (poljót).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?t/
Noun
lot m inan
- flight
Declension
Synonyms
- latanie, fruwanie
Related terms
- (adjectives) lotniczy, lotny, nielotny
- (adverbs) lotniczo, lotnie
- (nouns) lotka, lotnictwo, lotniczka, lotnik, lotnisko, lotniskowiec, nalot, odlot, przylot, ulotka, wylot, latawiec, polatucha, podlotek, przelot
- (verbs) lata?, lecie?, odlatywa?, odlecie?, podlatywa?, podlecie?, polata?, polecie?, przylatywa?, przylecie?, ulatywa?, ulecie?, wylata?, wylecie?, wzlatywa?, zlatywa?, zlecie?
Further reading
- lot in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- lot in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
lot m (gen lota, pl lotan)
- sore, wound
- sting
Tatar
Noun
lot
- A unit of weight: 1 lot = 3 m?sqal = 12.797 g (archaic) [2]
Declension
West Frisian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
lot n (plural lotten, diminutive lotsje)
- lottery ticket
- fate, destiny
Further reading
- “lot (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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