distribution ratio
91Poisson's ratio — Physics. the ratio, in an elastic body under longitudinal stress, of the transverse strain to the longitudinal strain. Also, Poisson ratio. [1925 30; see POISSON DISTRIBUTION] * * * …
92Poisson's ratio — n. [see POISSON DISTRIBUTION] Physics an elastic constant of a material equal to the ratio of contraction sideways to expansion lengthwise when the material is stretched …
93sex ratio — noun : the proportion of males to females in a population as expressed by the number of males per hundred females * * * Sociol. the proportional distribution of the sexes in a population aggregate, expressed as the number of males per 100 females …
94Bidirectional reflectance distribution function — The bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF; {f r(omega i , omega o) }) is a 4 dimensional function that defines how light is reflected at an opaque surface. The function takes an incoming light direction, omega i , and outgoing… …
95F distribution — noun A probability distribution of the ratio of two variables, each with a chi square distribution; used in analysis of variance, especially in the significance testing of a correlation coefficient (R squared) …
96constant ratio plan — Maintaining a predetermined ratio between stock and fixed income investments through regular adjustments of distribution of funds into different investments. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary See: formula investing. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …
97F distribution — noun Etymology: Sir Ronald Fisher died 1962 English geneticist and statistician Date: 1947 a probability density function that is used especially in analysis of variance and is a function of the ratio of two independent random variables each of… …
98sex ratio — The percentage of males and females of a specified age distribution in a population …
99sex ratio — Sociol. the proportional distribution of the sexes in a population aggregate, expressed as the number of males per 100 females. [1905 10] * * * …
100inverse ratio ventilation — a type of assisted ventilation in which the length of inhalations is artificially increased until it is longer than the length of exhalations; it is believed to improve distribution of ventilation at lower airway inflating pressures and to… …
