He whakatairite i ētahi wāhanga e rua, nui ake ranei o roto i tētahi mea kotahi. Hei tauira, ko te whakatairite i te rōrahi o te wai māori me te wai ārani i tētahi inu. Mēnā ko te 2:3 te ōwehenga, e mea ana e rua te rahinga o tētahi mea, e toru te rahinga o tētahi – hui katoa, e rima ēnei wāhanga ōrite o roto i te mea tūtahi.
A comparison of two or more parts making up a whole. For example, the ratio of water to orange juice in a drink. A ratio of 2:3 means that there are two parts of one thing, and three parts of another. Altogether there are five equal parts in the whole.
ō - of, belonging to
wehenga - portion, part, division
Kotahi ki te rima (1:5) te ōwehenga o te pakeke ki te tamariki.
He aha te ōwehenga o te wai māori i roto i te waireka nei?
Hurihia te ōwehenga hei hautanga.