Mathematics GCSE
Dimensionless ratio
What Dimensionless ratio means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Dimensionless ratio
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A ratio with no units because the same units cancel.
Topics that use Dimensionless ratio
- Geometry and measures - Mensuration and calculation (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Arc
- arc length
- area and volume units
- area of a segment
- Chord
- Circumference
- Composite shapes and solids
- Congruence
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