Probability is a measure of the likelihood of a given event and is a number in the range [0, 1]. That value, if expressed as a ratio, is a probability ratio. It can also be expressed as a percentage or a decimal fraction.
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It is the theoretical probability of the event.
A ratio is a comparison of the relative size of two different things. Probability is the change that something will (or will not) occur. Probability can be expressed as a ratio of Yes to No (or, "will occur" to "won't occur"). That is, Probability is the relative size of Yes to No. So, if something is said to have a 60% Probability of occurring, what that is indicating is that, out of 100 tries, 60 will be the outcome indicated. While probability is usually expressed as a percentage, it is entirely possible to express it as a ratio. In the aforementioned example, a 60% Probability of occurrence could also be said to be a 60:40 (or, reduced, 3:2) ratio in favor of happening.
The number of "favourable" outcomes.
A crude odds ratio is the probability that a case preceeded the control in regard to exposure and history.
Another name for experimental probability is empirical probability. This is the ratio of the number of outcomes in which a specified event occurs to the total number of trials.