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" Ratio is the relation which one quantity bears to another of the same kind, the comparison being made by considering what multiple, part, or parts, one quantity is of the other. "
An elementary treatise on algebra, theoretical and practical - Page 90
by John Radford Young - 1844
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The Complete Practical Arithmetician: Containing Several New and Useful ...

Thomas Keith - Arithmetic - 1822 - 354 pages
....18"7A04 .1796655 ,1719287 .1726574 .1644356 .1566054 .1491479 .1420457 ( 390 ) ON RATIOS. 1. RATIO is the relation which one quantity bears to another of the same kind, with respect to magnitude ; and the comparison is niaide by considering how often the one is contained in the other, or how often the...
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An Elementary Treatise on Algebra, Theoretical and Practical: With Attempts ...

John Radford Young - Algebra - 1832 - 408 pages
...all questions of a similar nature, and it greatly simplifies the solution. ON RxlTIO. (21.) RATIO is the relation which one quantity bears to another of the same kind, with respect to magnitude. ARITHMETICAL RATIO is that which expresses the difference of the quantities compared. (22.) GEOMETRICAL...
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An Elementary Treatise on Algebra, Theoretical and Practical: With Attempts ...

John Radford Young - 1839 - 332 pages
...crowns, 9 guineas, and 5 moidores. CHAPTER П1. ON RATIO, PROPORTION, AND PROGRESSION. (63.) RATIO is the relation which one quantity bears to another of the same kind, with respect to magnitude. ARITHMETICAL RATIO is that which expresses the difference of the quantities compared. (64.) GEOMETRICAL...
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The Doctrine of Proportion Clearly Developed: On a Comprehensive, Original ...

Oliver Byrne - Mathematics - 1841 - 140 pages
...arises from considering what part or parts the one is of the other." — Bonnycastle' s Geometry. " Ratio is usually defined to be the relation which...expresses the difference of the quantities compared. " Geometrical ratio expresses the quotient arising from the division of the quantities compared." —...
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The Doctrine of Proportion Clearly Developed: On a Comprehensive, Original ...

Oliver Byrne - Mathematics - 1841 - 144 pages
...a multiple of 2, because 24 contains 2 twelve times, without leaving a remainder. В III. Ratio is the relation which one quantity bears to another of the same kind, with respect to magnitude. Several definitions have been given of the term " ratio ;" the following are quoted from some of the...
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A complete treatise on practical arithmetic

John Abram - Arithmetic - 1842 - 262 pages
...21035.8 Ans. 3.022239. ON THE DOCTRINE OF RATIOS AND ELEMENTS OF PROPORTION. Definition. — 1. RATIO is the relation which one quantity bears to another of the same kind, with respect to magnitude ; and the comparison is made by considering how often the one is contained in the other. Thus, the ratio...
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The fifth book of Euclid algebraically proved and simplified

Euclid - 1842 - 34 pages
...has been enabled to do in almost every instance. THE FIFTH BOOK OF EUCLID. RATIO is the proportion which one quantity bears to another of the same kind with respect to magnitude. The magnitude of a ratio is understood by considering how often the first term, called the antecedent,...
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Elements of Fractional Arithmetic

George Lees - 1843 - 86 pages
...of O.C78125 of a pound. . . Ans. 13s. 6fd. OF RATIOS AND PROPORTION. LIV. The term ratio designates the relation which one quantity bears to another of the same kind in respect of magnitude, and is expressed by the fraction which the one is of the other. 7 Thus, the...
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The practical arithmetic

John Darby (teacher of mathematics.) - 1843 - 236 pages
...Täte's Modern Cambist, a work of high respectability, written expressly on the subject. RATIO. RATIO is the relation which one quantity bears to another of the same kind, numerically considered; the comparison being made by observing what multiple, part or parts, the one...
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The American Statistical Arithmetic: Designed for Academies and Schools

Francis Henney Smith - Arithmetic - 1845 - 710 pages
...What shows the relation between the two quantities in this case ? Give an example. 170». RATIO is the relation which one quantity bears to another of the same kind. When the quantities are compared by considering Jimo much one exceeds the other, the ratio, which is...
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