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intj
Indicates disagreement with a post the user disagrees with or dislikes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: neologism
Qualifier: Twitter
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A number representing a comparison between two named things.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: arithmetic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Ellipsis of ratio decidendi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: law
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noun
The number of comments to a post or other expression on social media relative to the number of likes; a high ratio suggests disagreement with the contents of the original post.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: social media
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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verb
To respond to a post or message on social media in a greater number than the number of likes the post receives, especially to condemn or mock the original poster.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, transitive
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noun
the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: proportion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: magnitude relation, quantitative relation
noun
the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: magnitude relation, quantitative relation
Narrower terms: margin of profit, profit margin, gross margin, abundance, albedo, reflective power, aspect ratio, average, cephalic index, breadth index, cranial index, efficiency, facial index, focal ratio, f number, stop number, speed, frequency, relative frequency, hematocrit, haematocrit, packed cell volume, intelligence quotient, IQ, I.Q., load factor, loss ratio, Mach number, magnification, mechanical advantage, mileage, fuel consumption rate, gasoline mileage, gas mileage, odds, betting odds, order of magnitude, magnitude, output-to-input ratio, prevalence, price-to-earnings ratio, P/E ratio, productivity, proportionality, quotient, refractive index, index of refraction, relative humidity, respiratory quotient, safety factor, factor of safety, signal-to-noise ratio, signal-to-noise, signal/noise ratio, signal/noise, S/N, stoichiometry, time constant, employee turnover, turnover rate, turnover, loading, eccentricity
History
Borrowed from Latin ratiō. Doublet of ration and reason.
Across languages
77 source translations are retained for this English entry.
