proportion
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle English proporcion, from Old French proportion, from Latin proportio (“comparative relation, proportion, symmetry, analogy”), from pro (“for, before”) + portio (“share, part”); see portion.
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proportion (countable and uncountable; plural proportions)
- (countable) A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.
- (uncountable) Harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole.
- (countable) Proper or equal share.
- (uncountable) The relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree.
- (mathematics, countable) A statement of equality between two ratios.
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proportion (third-person singular simple present proportions, present participle proportioning, simple past and past participle proportioned)
- (art) To set or render in proportion.
[edit] External links
- proportion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- proportion in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911