Ratio

/ˈɹeɪ.ʃi.əʊ/

The meaning and definition of Ratio, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

verb
  1. (social media) To respond to a post or message on social media in a greater number than the number of likes the post receives.
    “The schoolchildren ganged up to ratio the school catering over its shamefully undemocratic inclusion of vegetables in meals.”
noun
  1. A number representing a comparison between two named things.
  2. The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).

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Origin

From Latin ratio.

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Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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