It has its ratios, for short (4)

I believe the answer is:

trig

(Other definitions for trig that I've seen before include "Study of sines etc (abbr)" , "Smart" , "Neat" , "branch of maths" , "Maths subject (informal)" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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