proportion

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.5 External links

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[edit] Etymology

< Middle English proporcion < Old French proportion < Latin proportio (“‘comparative relation, proportion, symmetry, analogy’”) < pro (“‘for, before’”) + portio (“‘share, part’”); see portion.

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proportion (countable and uncountable; plural proportions)

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. (mathematics, countable) A statement of equality between two ratios.

[edit] Derived terms

• in proportion
• proportional
• proportionally
• proportionate
• proportioner

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[edit] Verb

to proportion (third-person singular simple present proportions, present participle proportioning, simple past and past participle proportioned)

1. (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