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比率
hiritsu
Description
「比率」は、二つ以上のものの数や量をくらべて、どれくらいの割合かをあらわす言葉です。
"比率" is a word that expresses the proportion when comparing the number or amount of two or more things.
仕事や勉強で、数字をくらべるときによく使います。
It is often used when comparing numbers in work or study.
Meanings
比率hiritsu
ratio; proportion between quantities
男女の比率は半分ずつです。
The ratio of men to women is half and half.
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Notes
- Etymology
比 (compare) + 率 (rate/proportion), literally the rate of comparison.
- Nuance
比率 stresses a numeric ratio, while 割合 is a broader, more everyday word for proportion.
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