Ratio vs. Percentage
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Difference Between Ratio and Percentage
Rationoun
A number representing a comparison between two named things.
Percentagenoun
The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
A high percentage of secondary school leavers take a gap year.Rationoun
(arithmetic) The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).
Percentagenoun
A share of the sales, profits, gross margin or similar.
She gets a percentage for every vacuum cleaner sold.Rationoun
(legal) Short for ratio decidendi.
Percentagenoun
(informal) Benefit or advantage.
There was no percentage in staying at home.ADVERTISEMENT
Rationoun
the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
Percentagenoun
a proportion multiplied by 100
Percentagenoun
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group;
he wanted his share in cash
