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比率

Word · Noun

ratio; proportion; rate

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

ratio; proportion; rate

formal

A technical term used in mathematics, statistics, economics, and general descriptions of relative quantities. Often used interchangeably with '比例', but '比率' can sometimes imply a specific numerical fraction.

Zhè这
tái台
jī机
qì器
de的
chéng成
gōng功
lǜ率
gāo高
dá达
999
%9
 %
 。

This machine has a success rate as high as 99%.

Rén人
kǒu口
xìng性
bié别
bǐ比
lǜ率
jī基
běn本
píng平
héng衡
 。

The gender ratio of the population is basically balanced.

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Huáng黄
jīn金
bǐ比
lǜ率
zài在
yì艺
shù术
hé和
jiàn建
zhù筑
zhōng中
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
 。

The golden ratio is very important in art and architecture.

Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
jì计
suàn算
tóu投
rù入
yǔ与
chǎn产
chū出
de的
bǐ比
lǜ率
 。

We need to calculate the ratio of input to output.