ratio

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ratiō. Doublet of ration and reason.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪ.ʃi.əʊ/, /ˈɹeɪ.ʃəʊ/
  • (dated) IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪ.si.əʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪ.ʃoʊ/, /ˈɹeɪ.ʃiˌoʊ/

• Rhymes: -eɪʃiəʊ

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 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

Related terms

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

Descendants

• → Portuguese: rácio

Translations

Verb

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

1. (transitive, Internet slang) 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.
   • 2019, Henry Chisholm, "'Who Cares? It's women's hoops'", Montana Kaimin (The University of Montana), 30 January 2019 - 5 February 2019, page 29:

     It used to be fun to watch tweets like that get ratioed back into their ugly corner of the internet.

   • 2021, @suburbanpoet, "Ratio or be Ratioed: Reluctant notes on Twitter", Honi Soit (University of Sydney), Week 4, Semester 2 (2021), page 16:

     It is essential that you ratio anyone who comes for your honour.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:ratio.

Interjection

ratio

1. (neologism, Twitter) Indicates disagreement with a post the user disagrees with or dislikes.

Anagrams

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

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ratiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraː.(t)si.oː/
• 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

Descendants

• → Indonesian: rasio

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ratio. Doublet of raison and ration.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.sjo/

Noun

ratio m (plural ratios)

1. (mathematics) ratio

Further reading

• “ratio”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ratiō (“reason, explanation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrat.t͡sjo/
• Rhymes: -attsjo
• Hyphenation: rà‧tio

Noun

ratio f (uncountable)

1. reason, motive

   Synonyms: motivazione, motivo, ragione

2. expedient

   Synonym: espediente

Related terms

Further reading

• ratio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• -toria, Troia, atrio, iatro-, irato, orati, rotai, troia

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈra.ti.oː/, [ˈrät̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈrat.t͡si.o/, [ˈrät̪ː͡s̪io]

Noun

ratiō f (genitive ratiōnis); third declension

1. reason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose

   qua ratione ― for what reason
2. calculation, account, accounting, reckoning, computation, business

   inire rationem ― to count

3. procedure, course, manner, method, mode, conduct, plan

   Synonyms: modus, disciplīna

   qua ratione ― in what manner

   inire rationem ― to take an initiative, to form a plan
4. theory, view
5. doctrine, system, philosophy (collective body of the teachings of a school of thought)
6. view, opinion, advice, consult
7. register (list)
8. regard, respect, interest, consideration
9. reference, relation, respect

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Synonyms

• (opinion): responsum, consultum

Derived terms

• ratiōnābilis
• ratiōnālis
• ratiōnārium
• ratiōcinor
• ratiuncula

Related terms

• ratiōcinium

Descendants

Learned borrowings:

See also

• prōportiō

References

• “ratio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ratio in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
• “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 with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• ratio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
• Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “rathone”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “ratio”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 10: R, page 105

Anagrams

• Troia

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ratiō. Doublet of ración and razón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈratjo/ [ˈra.t̪jo]
• Rhymes: -atjo
• Syllabification: ra‧tio

Noun

ratio f (plural ratios)

1. (mathematics) ratio

Further reading

• “ratio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Anagrams

• atrio