The quotient of two rates where the quantities are of the same kind in the same system for different components:
For finite time intervals, mean rate of change ratio is:
Rate of change ratio has the dimension one. The denominator is often called the reference quantity. Examples are: mass rate ratio,
;
amount of substance rate ratio,
.
Source:
PAC, 1992, 64, 1569
(Quantities and units for metabolic processes as a function of time (IUPAC Recommendations 1992))
on page 1572
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
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