The ratio of two numbers and is written , where is the numerator and is the denominator. The ratio of to is equivalent to the quotient . Betting odds written as correspond to . A number which can be expressed as a ratio of integers is called a rational number.

See also

Colon, Denominator, Division, Fraction, Numerator, Odds, Proportional, Quotient, Ratio Distribution, Ratio of Magnification, Ratio Test, Rational Number

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Ratio." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Ratio.html

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