#magnitude_relation__magnituderelation__quantitative_relation a relation between magnitudes
supertype: pm#attribute_or_quality_or_measure (pm) #relation
subtype: #scale relative magnitude; "they entertained on a grand scale"
subtype: #ratio the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
subtype: #margin_of_profit__profit_margin__gross_margin__grossmargin the ratio gross profits divided by net sales
subtype: #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
subtype: #abundance.ratio (physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present
subtype: #albedo__reflective_power the ratio of reflected to incident light
subtype: #aspect_ratio the ratio of the width to the height of a tv picture
subtype: #cephalic_index__breadth_index__breadthindex__cranial_index__cranialindex ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull
subtype: #efficiency the ratio of the output to the input of any system
subtype: #facial_index the ratio (in percent) of the maximum width the the maximum height of the face
subtype: #focal_ratio__focalratio__f_number__fnumber__stop_number__speed the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
subtype: #relative_frequency__frequency the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations
subtype: #relative_incidence__incidence the relative frequency of occurrence of something
subtype: #morbidity the relative incidence of a particular disease
subtype: #packed_cell_volume__hematocrit__haematocrit the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit
subtype: #intelligence_quotient__IQ__I.Q. 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)
subtype: #adult_intelligence__adultintelligence the average IQ of the adults in a given population
subtype: #borderline_intelligence the minimal IQ required for someone to function normally and independently in the world (without some form of institutional assistance)
subtype: #load_factor (aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g)
subtype: #loss_ratio the ratio of the annual claims paid by an insurance company to the premiums received
subtype: #Mach_number the ratio of the speed of a moving body to the speed of sound
subtype: #magnification.ratio the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object
subtype: #mechanical_advantage the ratio of the force exerted by a machine to the force applied to it
subtype: #fuel_consumption__mileage__milespergallon the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned
subtype: #betting_odds__odds the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another; "he offered odds of two to one"
subtype: #order_of_magnitude__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
subtype: #output-to-input_ratio the output power of a transducer divided by the input power
subtype: #prevalence.ratio (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
subtype: #price-to-earnings_ratio__P/E_ratio (stock market) the price of a stock divided by its earnings
subtype: #productivity (economics) the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time
subtype: #quotient.ratio the ratio of two quantities to be divided
subtype: #proportionality__proportion the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
subtype: #content.proportionality the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.
subtype: #scale.proportionality the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it; "the scale of the map"; "the scale of the model"
subtype: #golden_section__golden_mean the proportional relation between two divisions of line or two dimension of a plane figure such that short : long :: long : (short + long)
subtype: #commensurateness__correspondence__proportionateness__proportionatenes the relation of correspondence in degree or size or amount
subtype: #percent__percentage__per_centum__percentum a proportion multiplied by 100
subtype: #absentee_rate the percentage of workers who do not report to work
subtype: #batting_average__battingaverage (baseball) the percentage of times a batter gets a hit; number of base hits divided by the number of times at bat
subtype: #fielding_average (baseball) the percentage of times a fielder handles a batted ball properly; number of assists and putouts divided by the number of chances
subtype: #occupancy_rate__occupancyrate the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given time
subtype: #hospital_occupancy occupancy rate for hospitals
subtype: #hotel_occupancy__hoteloccupancy occupancy rate for hotels
subtype: #vacancy_rate__vacancyrate the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) that are unoccupied or not rented at a given time
subtype: #unemployment_rate the percentage of the work force that is unemployed at any given date
subtype: #batting_average.proportionality__battingaverage (an extension of the baseball term) the proportion of times some effort succeeds; "the salesman's batting average was 7 out of 12"
subtype: #refractive_index__index_of_refraction the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a medium
subtype: #relative_humidity the ratio of the amount of water in the air at a give temperature to the maximum amount it could hold at that temperature; expressed as a percentage
subtype: #respiratory_quotient__respiratoryquotient 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
subtype: #safety_factor__factor_of_safety the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use
subtype: #signal-to-noise_ratio__signal-to-noise__signal/noise_ratio__signal/noise__S/N the ratio of signal intensity to noise intensity
subtype: #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)
subtype: #time_constant the ratio of the inductance of a circuit in henries to its resistance in ohms
subtype: #turnover_rate__turnover the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers
subtype: #loading.ratio the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift
subtype: #power_loading__powerloading the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its engine power
subtype: #span_loading the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wingspan
subtype: #wing_loading the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wing area
subtype: #eccentricity.ratio (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; "a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity"
subtype: #rate a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"
subtype: #attrition_rate__attritionrate__rate_of_attrition the rate of shrinkage in size or number
subtype: #birthrate__birth_rate__birthrate__fertility__fertility_rate__fertilityrate__natality the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
subtype: #bits_per_second__bps__bp (computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)
subtype: #crime_rate__crimerate the ratio of crimes in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
subtype: #data_rate the rate at which circuits or other devices operate when handling digital information
subtype: #channel_capacity__channelcapacity the maximum data rate that can be attained over a given channel
subtype: #deathrate__death_rate__deathrate__morbidity__mortality__mortality_rate__mortalityrate__fatalityrate the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
subtype: #infant_deathrate__infant_mortality__infant_mortality_rate the death rate during the first year of life
subtype: #neonatal_mortality_rate__neonatal_mortality the death rate during the first 28 days of life
subtype: #dose_rate the quantity of radiation absorbed per unit time
subtype: #erythrocyte_sedimentation_rate__erythrocytesedimentationrate__ESR__sedimentation_rate__sedimentationrate__sed_rate__sedrate 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
subtype: #rate_of_flow__flow__flow_rate the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
subtype: #cardiac_output__cardiacoutput the amount of blood pumped out by the ventricles in a given period of time; "a resting adult has a cardiac output of about three quarts a minute"
subtype: #flux.rate the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface
subtype: #neutron_flux__neutronflux the rate of flow of neutrons; the number of neutrons passing through a unit area in unit time
subtype: #radiant_flux__radiantflux the rate of flow of radiant energy (electromagnetic waves)
subtype: #luminous_flux the rate of flow of light energy
subtype: #frequency__frequence__oftenness__oftennes the number of occurrences within a given time period (usually 1 second); "the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second"
subtype: #audio_frequency__audiofrequency__audio an audible acoustic wave frequency
subtype: #radio_frequency__radiofrequency an electromagnetic wave frequency between audio and infrared
subtype: #extremely_low_frequency__extremelylowfrequency__ELF below 3 kilohertz
subtype: #very_low_frequency__VLF 3 to 30 kilohertz
subtype: #low_frequency__lowfrequency__LF 30 to 300 kilohertz
subtype: #medium_frequency__MF 300 to 3000 kilohertz
subtype: #high_frequency__HF 3 to 30 megahertz
subtype: #very_high_frequency__VHF 30 to 300 megahertz
subtype: #ultrahigh_frequency__ultrahighfrequency__UHF 300 to 3000 megahertz
subtype: #superhigh_frequency__superhighfrequency__SHF 3 to 30 gigahertz
subtype: #extremely_high_frequency__EHF 30 to 300 gigahertz
subtype: #infrared_frequency__infrared the infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range; "they could sense radiation in the infrared"
subtype: #wave_number the reciprocal of the wavelength of a wave
subtype: #rydberg_constant__rydbergconstant__rydberg__rydberg_unit__rydbergunit a wave number characteristic of the wave spectrum of each element
subtype: #count_per_minute__countperminute__counts/minute frequency per minute
subtype: #sampling_frequency (telecommunications) the frequency of sampling a continuously varying signal
subtype: #Nyquist_frequency (telecommunications) twice the maximum frequency occurring in the transmitted signal
subtype: #gigahertz__GHz__gigacycle_per_second__gigacyclepersecond__gigacycle__Gc 1,000,000,000 periods per second
subtype: #growth_rate__rate_of_growth the rate of increase in size per unit time
subtype: #Hertz__Hz__cycle_per_second__cyclepersecond__cycles/second__cps__cp__cycle the unit of frequency; one Hertz has a periodic interval of one second
subtype: #inflation_rate__inflationrate__rate_of_inflation the rate of change of prices (as indicated by a price index) calculated on a monthly or annual basis
subtype: #jerk__rate_of_acceleration (mechanics) the rate of change of velocity
subtype: #kilohertz__khz__kilocycle_per_second__kilocyclepersecond__kilocycle__kc one thousand periods per second
subtype: #kilometers_per_hour__kilometres_per_hour__kph__km/h the ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
subtype: #megahertz__MHz__megacycle_per_second__megacyclepersecond__megacycle__Mc one million periods per second
subtype: #metabolic_rate__metabolicrate rate of metabolism; the amount of energy expended in a give period
subtype: #basal_metabolic_rate__basalmetabolicrate__BMR because the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state
subtype: #miles_per_hour__milesperhour__mph the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
subtype: #gait.rate__pace the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
subtype: #quick_time__quicktime a normal marching pace of 120 steps per minute
subtype: #double_time.gait__doubletime a fast marching pace (180 steps/min) or slow jog
subtype: #beats_per_minute__beatsperminute__bpm__metronome_marking__metronomemarking__M.M. (music) the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds
subtype: #pulse_rate__pulserate__pulse__heart_rate__heartrate the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
subtype: #femoral_pulse__femoralpulse pulse of the femoral artery (felt in the groin)
subtype: #radial_pulse pulse of the radial artery (felt in the wrist)
subtype: #respiratory_rate__respiratoryrate__rateofrespiration the rate at which a person inhales and exhales; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
subtype: #revolutions_per_minute__revolutionsperminute__rpm__rev rate of revolution of a motor; "the engine was doing 6000 revs"
subtype: #sampling_rate (telecommunications) the frequency of sampling per unit time
subtype: #Nyquist_rate (telecommunications) the lowest sampling rate that will permit accurate reconstruction of a sampled analog signal
subtype: #solar_constant__solarconstant the rate at which radiant solar energy is received at the outer layer of the earth's atmosphere
subtype: #spacing the time between occurrences of a repeating event; "some women do not control the spacing of their children"
subtype: #speed__velocity distance travelled per unit time
subtype: #airspeed the speed of an aircraft relative to the air in which it is flying
subtype: #escape_velocity the minimum velocity needed to escape a gravitational field
subtype: #groundspeed the speed of an aircraft relative to the ground
subtype: #hypervelocity excessive velocity; "the meteorites struck the earth with hypervelocity impacts"
subtype: #muzzle_velocity the velocity of a projectile as it leaves the muzzle of a gun
subtype: #speed_of_light__light_speed__lightspeed__c the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second
subtype: #steerageway (nautical) the minimum rate of motion needed for a vessel to be maneuvered
subtype: #terminal_velocity the constant maximum velocity reached by a body falling through the atmosphere under the attraction of gravity
subtype: #tempo.rate the rate of some repeating event
subtype: #words_per_minute__wordsperminute__wpm the rate at which words are produced (as in speaking or typing)
subtype: pm#computer_speed
subtype: pm#computer_speed_unit
subtype: #MFLOPS__MegaFLOPS__million_floating_point_operations_per_second (computer science) a unit for measuring computing power
subtype: #MIPS__million_instructions_per_second (computer science) a unit for measuring the execution speed of computers; "4 MIPS is 4,000,000 instructions per second"
subtype: #pace.rate__rate the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated"
subtype: #swiftness__swiftnes__fastness a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed"
subtype: #hurriedness__hurriednes__hastiness__hastines overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste"
subtype: #precipitateness__abruptness__precipitance__precipitancy__suddenness the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
subtype: #acceleration.rate an increase in speed; "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change"
subtype: #getaway__pickup the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; "his car has a lot of pickup"
subtype: #precipitation.acceleration an unexpected acceleration or hastening: "he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise"
subtype: #acceleration (physics) a rate of change of velocity
subtype: #centripetal_acceleration__centripetalacceleration the acceleration toward the center that holds a satellite in elliptical orbit
subtype: #acceleration_unit a unit for measuring acceleration
subtype: #gal.acceleration_unit a unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo)
subtype: #deceleration__slowing a decrease in speed
subtype: #execution_speed__executionspeed (computer science) the speed with which a computational device can execute instructions; measured in MIPS
subtype: #graduality__gradualness the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages
subtype: #beat.pace a regular rate of repetition; "the cox raised the beat"
subtype: #celerity__quickness__quicknes a rate that is rapid
subtype: #fleetness__fleetnes rapidity of movement: "fleetness of foot"
subtype: #instantaneousness__instantaneousnes__immediateness__immediatenes the quickness of action or occurrence; "the immediacy of their response"; "the instancy of modern communication"
subtype: #expeditiousness__dispatch__despatch__expedition the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch"
subtype: #promptness__promptitude the characteristic of doing things without delay
subtype: #slowness__deliberation__deliberateness__unhurriedness__unhurriednes a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
subtype: #leisureliness__leisurelines slowness by virtue of being leisurely
subtype: #dilatoriness__procrastination slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it
subtype: pm#m/s__m/__meter_per_second__meterpersecond
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