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Encyclopedia > Rate
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See also: rates (tax), naval rate, naval rating, or reaction rate.

A rate is a special kind of ratio, indicating a relationship between two measurements with different units, such as miles to gallons or cents to pounds. For example, suppose one spends 9 dollars on 2 pounds of candy. The rate $9 / 2 pounds compares the money spent to the number of pounds of candy.(or money) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that French Wiktionary be merged into this article or section. ... Rates are a form of taxation system in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, such as New Zealand, historically used to fund local government. ... Military rank, or simply rank, is a system of grading seniority and command within military organizations. ... The term rating or rate carries different meanings depending on which navy is being discussed. ... Iron rusting - a chemical reaction with a slow reaction rate. ... A ratio is a dimensionless, or unitless, quantity denoting an amount or magnitude of one quantity relative to another. ... Various meters Measurement is the estimation or determination of extent, dimension or capacity, usually in relation to some standard or unit of measurement. ... The definition, agreement and practical use of units of measurement have played a crucial role in human endeavour from early ages up to this day. ...


The division operator, when dealing with rates, is sometimes expressed as "per". Also, if the units are expressed without abbreviation, the top unit is usually plural while the bottom is singular. For example, (5 meters)/(3 seconds) may be written as 5/3 meters per second. In mathematics, especially in elementary arithmetic, division is an arithmetic operation which is the inverse of multiplication. ...


Often rate is a synonym of rhythm or frequency, such as heart rate or sample rate. For the popular Tamil film, see Rhythm (film) Rhythm (Greek = flow, or in Modern Greek, style) is the variation of the length and accentuation of a series of sounds or other events. ... FreQuency is a music video game developed by Harmonix and published by SCEI. It was released in November 2001. ... Heart rate is a term used to describe the frequency of the cardiac cycle. ... The sampling frequency or sampling rate defines the number of samples per second taken from a continuous signal to make a discrete signal. ...


A unit rate is a rate that is simplified so it has a denominator of 1. This type of rate is frequently used when referring to statistics. Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiǎntǐzì; also called 简化字/簡化字, jiǎnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Template:Otherusescccc A graph of a bell curve in a normal distribution showing statistics used in educational assessment, comparing various grading methods. ...


Example

The civics membership in the U.S. House of Representatives is based on a population in the preceding census. In 1990, the population of the United States was about 248,000,000. There are 435 members in the house. On average, how many people are represented by each member of the house? Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...


Write the rate that compares the population to the number of members of the house. Then divide both the numerator and the denominator by 435.


(248,000,000 people)/(435 members) ≈ (570,000 people)/(1 member).


This says that each representative represents about 570,000 people.


External links

  • Listing of major bank current interest rates.

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