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The ratio of (distance) / (time), called "speed".
The ratio of (speed) / (time), called "acceleration".
The ratio of (force) / (area), called "pressure".
The ratio of (force) / (acceleration), called "mass".
The ratio of (mass) / (volume), called "density".
The ratio of (distance) / (volume), sometimes called "fuel economy".
The ratio of ( 1 ) / (time), called "frequency".
The ratio of (energy) / (time), called "power".
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What a ratio of two measurements with different units?
Time
A ratio of two measurements having different units?
If the two measurements are of the same type, such as length, we could use that ratio to convert from one measurements to another. An example is the ratio of 1.609 Km to 1 mile. Here, we can multiply some number of miles by 1.609 and find the kilometer distance. If the two measurements are of different types, that is often used as a definition of another quantity such as speed. Speed is defined as the ratio of the distance traveled to the amount of time it takes. These two examples are the most common uses when taking the ratio of two measurements, yet there may be a more generalized term or theorem here, but I've not heard of it yet.
When the ratio compares in two measurements with different unit it is called?
conversion factor
What is a ratio that compares two quantities that are measured in different units?
what is it
Why is a ratio expressed without writing units?
In a ratio of measurements for the same kinds of units, units get canceled. For example, in a ratio of 3 meters / 8 meters, you can cancel the "meters" in the numerator and the denominator. An important ratio is pi, which is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. If you measure the circumference in feet, and the diameter in feet, then divide circumference/diameter, then the result is the dimensionless quantity 3.14159265.... If you go back and measure both in meters, you get the same answer.In a ratio of two measurements, the units cancel, so it makes no difference whether you write the units, or not.
What is A ratio of two measurements of different units?
Rate
What a ratio of two measurements with different units?
Time
What is a four letter word with the definition of A ratio of two measurements having different units?
rate
What is the difference between rate and time?
Time is when you are looking at the time and rate means ratio of two measurements with different units
What is the ratio of two measurements having different units of measurement?
If you have two items using different units of measurement, you must first convert to the same type in to percentage. Then, you can compare the ratio, It is called coefficient of variability. For example if you want to compare length with weight of two variables or populations, then first convert the measurements in percentage and then go for comparision.
A ratio of two measurements having different units?
If the two measurements are of the same type, such as length, we could use that ratio to convert from one measurements to another. An example is the ratio of 1.609 Km to 1 mile. Here, we can multiply some number of miles by 1.609 and find the kilometer distance. If the two measurements are of different types, that is often used as a definition of another quantity such as speed. Speed is defined as the ratio of the distance traveled to the amount of time it takes. These two examples are the most common uses when taking the ratio of two measurements, yet there may be a more generalized term or theorem here, but I've not heard of it yet.
What is the given ration of two equivalent measurements?
There is no real reason for two equivalent measurements to be rationed! The ratio of two equivalent measurements will depend on the units used. The ratio between a length in feet and the equivalent length in inches, for example, is 12:1.
When the ratio compares in two measurements with different unit it is called?
conversion factor
What is a ratio that compares two quantities that are measured in different units?
what is it
How are ratios and rates similar and different?
They are different because a ratiocompares two different numbers or measurements from different units but the rate does not. They are similar because they both compare numbers. EX) ratio: 4/3 rate: 1.333 etc.
Why is a ratio expressed without writing units?
In a ratio of measurements for the same kinds of units, units get canceled. For example, in a ratio of 3 meters / 8 meters, you can cancel the "meters" in the numerator and the denominator. An important ratio is pi, which is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. If you measure the circumference in feet, and the diameter in feet, then divide circumference/diameter, then the result is the dimensionless quantity 3.14159265.... If you go back and measure both in meters, you get the same answer.In a ratio of two measurements, the units cancel, so it makes no difference whether you write the units, or not.
What is a ratio that compares two quantities with different kinds of units?
A rate.
