ratio /rāˈshi-ō or -shyō/

1. The relation of one thing to another of which the quotient is the measure
2. Quotient
3. Proportion
4. A portion, allowance (rare)
5. (also ratio decidendi) the reason or principle which underlies a decision and which is the basis for using that decision as a precedent in future cases (law)

compound ratio see under compound¹

inverse ratio see under inverse

• upheaped
• upheaping
• upheapings
• upheaps
• upheaval
• upheavals
• upheave
• upheaved
• upheaves
• upheaving
• upheld
• Up-Helly-Aa
• uphild
• uphill
• up hill and down dale
• uphills
• uphillward
• uphoard
• uphoarded
• uphoarding
• uphoards
• uphoist
• uphoisted
• uphoisting
• uphoists