ratio
/ˈreɪ.ʃi.əʊ/(noun)
AWL Sublist 5CEFR B2IELTS Band 7.0 - 9.0
Academic Definition
The quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other.
Key Academic Collocations
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ratioratios
Lexical Alternatives (Synonyms)
proportionfractionpercentageratequotient
Academic Sample Sentences in Context
"The table demonstrates that schools with a lower pupil-teacher ratio consistently achieve superior standardized examination results."
"In 2020, the ratio of electric vehicles to conventional petroleum combustion passenger cars stood at roughly one to seven."
"Financial regulators require commercial lending banks to maintain a healthy capital adequacy ratio to withstand market contractions."
IELTS Examiner Scoring Strategy (Lexical Resource)
'Pupil-teacher ratio' and 'ratio of X to Y' are high-precision descriptive tools for IELTS Task 1 academic reports.