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ratio vs signal-to-noise ratio

signal-to-noise ratio vs ratio

ratio and signal-to-noise ratio both are nouns.

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

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