Why is it called “ratio” instead of “product”? about code-complexity HOT 3 CLOSED

Ah, that makes sense. If x = y/z, then x is a ratio. If x = y * z, then x is a product. If x = y^x - 2z + 1, then x is... I'm not sure. Mathematicians probably have a word for it. :)

Exactly 😄

The most idiomatic word that comes to mind in this context is "score". In a football match, an entrance exam, or a video game, we use some formula to compute a number, and use that number to determine ranking. The highest score isn't necessarily the best. In golf, for example, the lowest score wins.

"score" sounds good to me! Could you open a PR and make the change? 👀

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Hi @pmcelhaney, thanks for the feedback!

When I designed the lib, I considered the multiplication as an implementation detail. Meaning that it doesn't really matter if the ratio is computed from a complex or a simple equation, what matters is that the ratios are consistent and can be compared. Hence why I don't use the mathematical term to describe the link between churn and complexity.

Here, "ratio" is used as a synonym of "proportion" (source: source: https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/ratio).

I'm not a native English speaker though. Do you think another word could convey a more accurate meaning? Or should I explain this somewhere?

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Ah, that makes sense. If x = y/z, then x is a ratio. If x = y * z, then x is a product. If x = y^x - 2z + 1, then x is... I'm not sure. Mathematicians probably have a word for it. :)

The most idiomatic word that comes to mind in this context is "score". In a football match, an entrance exam, or a video game, we use some formula to compute a number, and use that number to determine ranking. The highest score isn't necessarily the best. In golf, for example, the lowest score wins.

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