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ratio vs mechanical advantage

mechanical advantage vs ratio

ratio and mechanical advantage both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ratio Yes No No No
mechanical advantage Yes No No No
As nouns, mechanical advantage is a hyponym of ratio; that is, mechanical advantage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ratio:
  • ratio: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
  • mechanical advantage: the ratio of the force exerted by a machine to the force applied to it
ratio (noun) mechanical advantage (noun)
the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree the ratio of the force exerted by a machine to the force applied to it
the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
Difference between ratio and mechanical advantage

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