Digit ratio
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The digit ratio is the ratio taken of the lengths of different digits or fingers on a hand.
Hand with index finger shorter than the ring finger, resulting in a small 2D:4D ratio.
Image shows the measurement procedure of dorsal digit length using vernier calipers. The hand is placed on the edge of a table so that fingers are rested on table while making an angle of 90 degrees to the palm.
Waist–hip ratio
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The waist–hip ratio or waist-to-hip ratio is the dimensionless ratio of the circumference of the waist to that of the hips. This is calculated as waist measurement divided by hip measurement. For exam
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The Venus de Milo has a WHR value of 0.76.
Venus of Willendorf. The earliest known representations of female figures date from 23,000 to 25,000 years ago and had bodies with vestigial head and limbs, noted for their very high waist–hip ratio of 1:1 or more. It may be that the artists' "depictions of corpulent, middle-aged females were not 'Venuses' in any conventional sense. They may, instead, have symbolized the hope for survival and longevity, within well-nourished and reproductively successful communities."
Women with a relatively low waist-hip ratio (the hourglass figure) is commonly considered attractive.