Definition

1. Noun:

   • Ratio: A quantitative relationship between two numbers showing how many times one value contains or is contained within the other.
   • Proportion: The relationship of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree.
   • Rate / Percentage: A measure, quantity, or frequency expressed as a proportion of one thing in relation to another whole, often per hundred (percent).

2. Adjective (in compound forms):

   • Proportional: Having a constant ratio or relation. This meaning is typically found in specific mathematical terms.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tỉ lệ vàng được coi là chuẩn mực của cái đẹp. (The golden ratio is considered a standard of beauty.)
  • Tỉ lệ học sinh tốt nghiệp đại học của trường này rất cao. (This school's university graduation rate is very high.)
  • Hãy pha sơn theo tỉ lệ 2:1. (Mix the paint in a 2:1 ratio.)

Advanced Usage

• "tỉ lệ thuận": directly proportional.

  • Lợi nhuận tỉ lệ thuận với doanh số. (Profit is directly proportional to revenue.)

• "tỉ lệ nghịch": inversely proportional.

  • Áp suất tỉ lệ nghịch với thể tích. (Pressure is inversely proportional to volume.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tỷ lệ: This is a common alternate spelling of "tỉ lệ" with identical meaning and usage.
• Tỉ lệ phần trăm (n): percentage.
  • Tỉ lệ phần trăm phiếu bầu. (The percentage of votes.)
• Tỉ số (n): ratio, often used more specifically in sports scores or comparisons.
  • Tỉ số trận đấu là 2-0. (The match score is 2-0.)

Synonyms

• Ratio: The quantitative relation between two amounts.
• Proportion: A part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole.
• Rate: A measure of the frequency or level of something in relation to another quantity.
• Percentage: A rate, number, or amount in each hundred.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Theo tỉ lệ: in proportion; proportionally.

  • Phần thưởng được chia theo tỉ lệ đóng góp. (The reward is divided in proportion to the contribution.)

• Tỉ lệ vàng: the golden ratio.

  • Kiến trúc của ngôi đền tuân theo tỉ lệ vàng. (The temple's architecture follows the golden ratio.)