Complete Definition of "proportion"

English

Pronunciation
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Noun
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  1. countable a quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.
  2. uncountable harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole.
  3. countable proper or equal share.
  4. uncountable the relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree.
  5. context|mathematics|countable A statement of equality between two ratios.

Translations

Finnish: osa, osuus, suhde
German: Proportion f
Interlingua: proportion
Portuguese: proporção f
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Spanish: proporción f
Valencian: proporció f

Derived terms
in proportion
proportional
proportionally
proportionate

Verb
en-verb

  1. art To set or render in proportion.

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