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I-O Ratio Resolution (Posted on 2022-12-24) Difficulty: 3 of 5
The respective number of "i"s and "o"s in any given word is denoted by I and O.

o (1)(a) Determine the longest common English word/words having the maximum value of Ι/Ο
o (1)(b) Determine the longest common English word/words having the minimum value of Ι/Ο
o (1)(c) Determine the longest common English word/words with Ι=Ο

o (2) Extend (1) to cover the case of esoteric/archaic words.

Notes
  • The valid word/words must have at least one "i" and at least one "o".
  • No abbreviations/acronyms/slangs and no hyphenated words like A-Bomb, X-ray etc.

See The Solution Submitted by K Sengupta    
Rating: 5.0000 (1 votes)

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I found ... | Comment 3 of 4 |
Using a computer search of a word list:

(a) maximum Ratio = 5, Length = 16 
['indiscrimination', 'inquisitionist'] 
(but Steve Herman found a longer word of length 19)

(b) minimum Ratio = .2, Length = 16 
['otorhinolaryngology']  

(c) equal Ratio = 1, Length = 21 
['pseudohermaphroditism']  

  Posted by Larry on 2022-12-24 09:54:27
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