proportion
/pɹəˈpɔːʃən/
Dictionary
noun
- 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
- To divide into proper shares; to apportion.
- To form symmetrically.
- To set or render in proportion.
- To correspond to.
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