Dangling Participles. Dangling participles (also known as dangling modifiers) sound more painful than they actually are. Consider the following sentences all of which contain dangling participles or dangling modifiers. In the sentence below, the modifying clause (Rushing to catch the bus) contains a participle (rushing).
S/N and (S+N)/N When measuring signal to noise ratio there are two basic elements to the measurement. One is the noise level and the other is the signal. As a result of the way measurements are made, often the signal measurement also includes noise as well, i.e. it is a signal plus noise measurement.
grid ratio a ratio comparing the height of lead lines in an x-ray grid to the distance between the lead strips. inspiratory-expiratory ratio the ratio of the inspiratory time to the expiratory time during the breathing cycle.ignal-to-noise ratio the ratio between the amplitude of a signal being measured and that of the noise. urea excretion ratio the ratio of the amount of urea in the urine excreted in one hour to the amount in 100 ml of blood. The normal ratio is 50.