ratios

NOUN

percentage, relation of part to whole

Synonyms

STRONGEST

proportion quota rate scale

STRONG

arrangement correlation correspondence equation fraction proportionality quotient relationship

Antonyms

STRONG

difference

WEAK

whole

Example Sentences

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The table below shows the 10 stocks recommended for purchase by at least two newsletters monitored by my firm with the highest capital-intensity ratios.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

The currently low PEG ratios means investors are paying only 1 P/E multiple point for every percentage point of expected earnings growth, so multiples are inexpensive enough for higher earnings to push the index upward.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

By comparing these ratios with those found closer to home, researchers can infer what kind of environment produced the comet.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

This year’s equity rally has brought average price/earnings ratios close to their historic average of 13, he notes.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Because ratios were the keys to understanding nature, the Pythagoreans and later Greek mathematicians spent much of their energy investigating their properties.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife