ratioform
nounUK /ˈreɪʃiəʊfɔːm/
US /ˈreɪʃioʊfɔːrm/
A ratioform is a way to write a comparison between two amounts using numbers.
The teacher asked us to write the ratioform of boys to girls in the class.
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2. A mathematical expression that shows the relative size of two or more quantities.
In the ratioform 3:4, the first number is smaller than the second.
3. A structured way of presenting proportional data in charts or tables.
The report displayed the survey results in ratioform for easy reading.
4. A notation used in chemistry to describe the combining amounts of substances.
The compound's ratioform showed two parts hydrogen to one part oxygen.