Even though no one would have blamed Mrs. Dubose if she had wanted to leave this world in narcotic bliss, she decided to try to do what she felt was right, no matter how impossible it seemed or how painful it was. Hmm, sounds like a person whose name begins with A and ends with tticus.. 1  BACK. 2  NEXT.
A ratio is the proportional amount of one quantity relative to another quantity. It's like a fraction, or at least a fraction is one type of ratio.
Ratio Definition. In mathematics, a ratio is a numerical comparison of 2 or more quantities which indicates their relative sizes. It can be considered as a way of comparing numbers by division. In a ratio of two numbers, the first value is termed the ancedent and the second number is the consequent. Ratios in Daily Life