Ratio
Definition by words | Kind-of-quantity of component F divided by same kind-of-quatity of component G in system 1 |
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Definition by equation |
Note 1: Kind-of-quantity in the numerator and denominator is the same kind-of-quantity Note 2: Component F ≠ Component G (≠ = “not equal to”) Note 3: Component F ∉ Component G (∉ = “is not an element of”) (In this terminology, the quotient of component F and component G is usually denoted as component B) |
Scope | “Ratio” is a modifier (adjective) to a kind-of-quantity. |
Description |
The measurement units for related ratio kinds-of-quantity are numerical values from 0 to inifinity, (or what is physiological possible) |
Reference | Ferard G, Dybkaer R, Fuentes-Arderiu X. Compendium of Terminology and Nomenclature of Properties in Clinical Laboratory Sciences : Recommendations 2016. 1 ed: Royal Society of Chemistry; 2016. 182 p. doi:10.1039/9781782622451. |