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Rate
From CSS Rates and Velocities Community Group
A rate is a ratio representing the speed at which a measurement changes.
Parts of a rate
Numerator
The numerator of a rate must be of the same quantity as the measurement that is changing. Therefore, a velocity is represented as <math>velocity = \frac{meters}{second}.</math> , because meters is a quantity of distance, and the distance is the measurement that is changing.
Denominator
The denominator of a rate must be a time quantity.