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* [[Proportionality (mathematics)]] | * [[Proportionality (mathematics)]] | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspect_ratio Aspect ratio] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspect_ratio Aspect ratio] @ Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 03:48, 7 February 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
- Computer monitor
- Geometric shape
- Geometry
- Golden ratio
- Proportionality (mathematics)
- Ratio
- Ratio (mathematics)
External links
- Aspect ratio @ Wikipedia
