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proportion

/pɹəˈpɔːʃən/

noun

Meaning

  • A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.

  • Harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole.

  • Proper or equal share.

  • The relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree.

    "the proportion of the parts of a building, or of the body"

  • A statement of equality between two ratios.

  • The "rule of three", in which three terms are given to find a fourth.

  • (chiefly in the plural) Size.

verb

Meaning

  • To divide into proper shares; to apportion.

  • To form symmetrically.

  • To set or render in proportion.

  • To correspond to.