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the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things
the ratio of students to teachers in the school is nine to one
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While the company has historically traded at negative or triple-digit price-to-earnings ratios, its valuation metrics are improving.
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
These lower snowfall ratios could produce a wetter and heavier snow load than the more recent lighter and fluffier snow events.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Indeed, the efficiency is on par with some manual transmissions, while offering the ability to smoothly adjust gear ratios from zero all the way up to overdrive, whether the wheels and/or crank are turning or not.
—New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2024
For the past four years, the company has been running experiments testing fusion yields at different temperatures, pressures, and ratios of deuterium and tritium at the Paul Scherrer Institute.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2024
But that’s not enough for the ordinary bank, which also requires compliance with debt-to-income ratios and capital investments like down payments.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
This strong performance has pushed price-to-earnings ratios to their highest levels in two decades.
—Garth Friesen, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Some growth investors like stocks with high P/E ratios because their stocks are growing so fast that the P/E ratio keeps getting higher.
—Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Anything over the conforming loan limit is considered a jumbo loan, which typically comes with more stringent requirements for credit scores and debt-to-income ratios.
—Amy Rose Dobson, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
These lower snowfall ratios could produce a wetter and heavier snow load than the more recent lighter and fluffier snow events.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Indeed, the efficiency is on par with some manual transmissions, while offering the ability to smoothly adjust gear ratios from zero all the way up to overdrive, whether the wheels and/or crank are turning or not.
—New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2024
For the past four years, the company has been running experiments testing fusion yields at different temperatures, pressures, and ratios of deuterium and tritium at the Paul Scherrer Institute.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2024
But that’s not enough for the ordinary bank, which also requires compliance with debt-to-income ratios and capital investments like down payments.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
This strong performance has pushed price-to-earnings ratios to their highest levels in two decades.
—Garth Friesen, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Some growth investors like stocks with high P/E ratios because their stocks are growing so fast that the P/E ratio keeps getting higher.
—Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Anything over the conforming loan limit is considered a jumbo loan, which typically comes with more stringent requirements for credit scores and debt-to-income ratios.
—Amy Rose Dobson, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Ratios.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratios. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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