ratio

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With crude sitting at $55 and gold at $740, the ratio is at 0.074324 very close to it's average ratio of 0.074076.

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  1. noun Relation in degree or number between two similar things.
  2. noun The relative value of silver and gold in a currency system that is bimetallic.
  3. noun Mathematics A relationship between two quantities, normally expressed as the quotient of one divided by the other: The ratio of 7 to 4 is written 7:4 or 7/4.

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  1. Latin ratiō, calculation, from ratus, past participle of rērī, to reckon, consider; see ar- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin ratio, a reckoning, account, calculation, relation, reference, reason, etc., from reri, past participle ratus, think, deem, estimate: see rate, and cf. ration and reason, from the same Latin noun.
 

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/ˈreɪʃɪoʊ/
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