magnitude relation

Definitions of magnitude relation

1. noun

   a relation between magnitudes
   synonyms: quantitative relation

   types:

   scale

   relative magnitude

   proportion, ratio

   the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree

   ratio

   the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)

   rate

   a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

   gross margin, margin of profit, profit margin

   the ratio gross profits divided by net sales

   abundance

   (chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million

   abundance

   (physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present

   albedo, reflective power

   the ratio of reflected to incident light

   aspect ratio

   the ratio of the width to the height of a tv picture

   average

   (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities

   breadth index, cephalic index, cranial index

   ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull

   efficiency

   the ratio of the output to the input of any system

   facial index

   the ratio (in percent) of the maximum width to the maximum height of the face

   f number, focal ratio, speed, stop number

   the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system

   frequency, relative frequency

   the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations

   haematocrit, hematocrit, packed cell volume

   the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit

   I.Q., IQ, intelligence quotient

   a measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test; the ratio of a person's mental age to their chronological age (multiplied by 100)

   load factor

   (aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g)

   loss ratio

   the ratio of the annual claims paid by an insurance company to the premiums received

   Mach number

   the ratio of the speed of a moving body to the speed of sound

   magnification

   the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object

   mechanical advantage

   the ratio of the force exerted by a machine to the force applied to it

   fuel consumption rate, gas mileage, gasoline mileage, mileage

   the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned

   betting odds, odds

   the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another

   magnitude, order of magnitude

   a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10

   output-to-input ratio

   the output power of a transducer divided by the input power

   prevalence

   (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population

   P/E ratio, price-to-earnings ratio

   (stock market) the price of a stock divided by its earnings

   productivity

   (economics) the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time

   proportionality

   a ratio of two quantities that is constant

   quotient

   the ratio of two quantities to be divided

   index of refraction, refractive index

   the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a medium

   relative humidity

   the ratio of the amount of water in the air at a given temperature to the maximum amount it could hold at that temperature; expressed as a percentage

   respiratory quotient

   the ratio of the volume of carbon dioxide expired to the volume of oxygen consumed by an organism or cell in a given period of time

   factor of safety, safety factor

   the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use

   S/N, signal-to-noise, signal-to-noise ratio, signal/noise, signal/noise ratio

   the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity

   stoichiometry

   (chemistry) the relation between the quantities of substances that take part in a reaction or form a compound (typically a ratio of whole integers)

   time constant

   the ratio of the inductance of a circuit in henries to its resistance in ohms

   employee turnover, turnover, turnover rate

   the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers

   loading

   the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift

   eccentricity

   (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis

   acceleration

   (physics) a rate of increase of velocity

   deceleration

   (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity

   attrition rate, rate of attrition

   the rate of shrinkage in size or number

   birth rate, birthrate, fertility, fertility rate, natality

   the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year

   bits per second, bps

   (computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)

   crime rate

   the ratio of crimes in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year

   data rate

   the rate at which circuits or other devices operate when handling digital information

   death rate, deathrate, fatality rate, mortality, mortality rate

   the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year

   dose rate

   the quantity of radiation absorbed per unit time

   ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, sed rate, sedimentation rate

   the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions; a high rate usually indicates the presence of inflammation

   flow, flow rate, rate of flow

   the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

   flux

   the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface

   frequence, frequency, oftenness

   the number of occurrences within a given time period

   GHz, Gc, gigacycle, gigacycle per second, gigahertz

   1,000,000,000 periods per second

   growth rate, rate of growth

   the rate of increase in size per unit time

   Hz, cps, cycle, cycle per second, cycles/second, hertz

   the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second

   inflation rate, rate of inflation

   the rate of change of prices (as indicated by a price index) calculated on a monthly or annual basis

   jerk

   (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration

   kHz, kc, kilocycle, kilocycle per second, kilohertz

   one thousand periods per second

   kilometers per hour, kilometres per hour, km/h, kph

   the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours)

   MHz, Mc, megacycle, megacycle per second, megahertz

   one million periods per second

   THz, terahertz

   one trillion periods per second

   metabolic rate

   rate of metabolism; the amount of energy expended in a give period

   miles per hour, mph

   the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours)

   gait, pace

   the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

   heart rate, pulse, pulse rate

   the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health

   rate of return

   the amount returned per unit of time expressed as a percentage of the cost

   rate of respiration, respiratory rate

   the rate at which a person inhales and exhales; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health

   rev, revolutions per minute, rpm

   rate of revolution of a motor

   sampling rate

   (telecommunication) the frequency of sampling per unit time

   solar constant

   the rate at which radiant solar energy is received at the outer layer of the earth's atmosphere

   spacing

   the time between occurrences of a repeating event

   speed, velocity

   distance travelled per unit time

   pace, tempo

   the rate of some repeating event

   words per minute, wpm

   the rate at which words are produced (as in speaking or typing)

   type of:

   relation

   an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together