ratio
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School cafeterias are a common place for bullying to occur, she says, because the student-to-staff ratio is much higher than in a classroom.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
Earnings estimates for AutoZone have risen in recent months, as the stock price has fallen, leaving the forward price/earnings ratio at 17.5, compared with a five-year average of 19.2.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
The weighted ratio is still clinging to its sell signal from a week ago, as it has yet to fall to new relative lows.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
Profit and sustainability will be replaced by squad cost ratio.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Like squares and triangles, lines were number-shapes, so dividing a string into two parts was the same as taking a ratio of two numbers.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing ratio
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