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51Fides et Ratio — ( la. faith and reason) is an encyclical promulgated by Pope John Paul II on 14 September 1998. It deals primarily with the relationship between faith and reason.The Pope posits that faith and reason are not only compatible, but essential… …
52delta ratio — The ratio of the takeoff ground or water run distance to the total distance over a 50 ft obstacle. This ratio, for a given aircraft, remains relatively constant regardless of the takeoff weight, density altitude, wind, etc. It is used to… …
53food conversion ratio — noun The ratio of the weight of foodstuffs which a cow, pig, chicken, etc consumes, to its own bodyweight • • • Main Entry: ↑food …
54Prime and ultimate ratio — Prime Prime, a. [F., fr. L. primus first, a superl. corresponding to the compar. prior former. See {Prior}, a., {Foremost}, {Former}, and cf. {Prim}, a., {Primary}, {Prince}.] 1. First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive; primary.… …
55Protein efficiency ratio — (PER) is based on the weight gain of a test subject divided by its intake of a particular food protein during the test period.From 1919 until very recently, the PER had been a widely used method for evaluating the quality of protein in food.In… …
56power-failure speed ratio — The ratio of decision speed (V1 ) and rotation speed (VR ) for a given aircraft weight and runway dimensions. Those aircraft not associated with VR (rotation speed) use V1 /V2 as a graphical representation of aircraft performance data …
57water-cement ratio — noun : the ratio of mixing water to cement in a concrete expressed by volume or by weight or as the number of gallons of water per bag of cement …
58atomic weight — n the mass of one atom of an element specif the average mass of an atom of an element as it occurs in nature that is expressed in atomic mass units see ELEMENT (table) * * * the sum of the masses of the constituents of an atom, either that of a… …
59power-to-weight — adj. Power to weight is used with these nouns: ↑ratio …
60humidity mixing ratio — The weight of water vapor per unit weight of dry air …
