RATIO in a Sentence

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The sales to total assets ratio in particular is often used to compare the structure and capital requirements of different industries.

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 Meanings and Examples of RATIO
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ratio
 n.  relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind; rate; proportion
Classic Sentence:
1  This equation does not give us the value of the unknown factor but gives us a ratio between two unknowns.
War and Peace 5 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 14: CHAPTER II
Example Sentence:
1  Men outnumber women here in the ratio of three to one.
2  There is an inverse ratio between the strength of light and its distance.
3  Security's critical parameter is the ratio of workers to retirees.
4  The sales to total assets ratio in particular is often used to compare the structure and capital requirements of different industries.