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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
  
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* [[Computer monitor]]
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* [[Equidimensional ratios in 3D]]
 
* [[Geometric shape]]
 
* [[Geometric shape]]
 
* [[Geometry]]
 
* [[Geometry]]
 
* [[Golden ratio]]
 
* [[Golden ratio]]
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* [[List of film formats]]
 
* [[Proportionality (mathematics)]]
 
* [[Proportionality (mathematics)]]
 
* [[Ratio]]
 
* [[Ratio]]
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* [[Ratio (mathematics)]]
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* [[Vertical orientation]]
  
 
== External links ==
 
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspect_ratio Aspect ratio] @ Wikipedia
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspect_ratio Aspect ratio] @ Wikipedia
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Latest revision as of 04:57, 9 May 2016

The aspect ratio of a geometric shape is the ratio of its sizes in different dimensions.

Example

For example, the aspect ratio of a rectangle is the ratio of its longer side to its shorter side:

  • The ratio of width to height, when the rectangle is oriented as a landscape.
  • The ratio of height to width, when the rectangle is oriented as a portrait.

Expressing aspect ratio

The aspect ratio is expressed as two numbers separated by a colon (x:y).

The values x and y do not represent actual width and height but, rather, the "relation" between width and height.

For example, 8:5, 16:10 and 1.6:1 are the same aspect ratio.

See also

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