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magnification vs ratio

ratio vs magnification

magnification and ratio both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
magnification Yes No No No
ratio Yes No No No
As nouns, ratio is a hypernym of magnification; that is, ratio is a word with a broader meaning than magnification:
  • magnification: the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object
  • ratio: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
magnification (noun) ratio (noun)
the act of expanding something in apparent size the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree
a photographic print that has been enlarged the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
making to seem more important than it really is
the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object
Difference between magnification and ratio

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