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I-O Ratio Resolution (Posted on 2022-12-24)

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.

Submitted by K Sengupta

Rating: 5.0000 (1 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

• The longest word with the lowest I-O ratio is photophosphorylations with 21 letters.
• The longest word with the highest I-O ratio is incorrigibilities with 17 letters.
• The longest word with the I/O =1 ratio are electrocardiographically, and phosphatidylethanolamine each having 24 letters.
For an explanation, refer to the computer assisted solution submitted by Charlie in this location.

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Subject	Author	Date
from my word list	Charlie	2022-12-24 12:59:42
I found ...	Larry	2022-12-24 09:54:27
1(a) ?	Steve Herman	2022-12-24 09:31:44
1(b) ?	Steve Herman	2022-12-24 09:29:50

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