"M/L ratio" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: M/L ratios [plural]
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  1. (astrophysics) Initialism of mass-to-light ratio. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: mass-to-light ratio
    Sense id: en-M/L_ratio-en-noun-izvFmAt2 Categories (other): Astrophysics, Light Disambiguation of Light: 46 54 Topics: astrophysics
  2. (medicine) Initialism of media-to-lumen ratio. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: media-to-lumen ratio
    Sense id: en-M/L_ratio-en-noun-wqJtO0C9 Categories (other): Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Light, Physical quantities Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Light: 46 54 Disambiguation of Physical quantities: 7 93 Topics: medicine, sciences
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