proportionality
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From proportional + -ity, from Latin proportionalitas.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /pɹəpɔɹʃəˈnæləti/, /pɹəpɔɹʃɪnˈælɪti/
Audio (Mid-Atlantic US): (file) - Rhymes: -æləti, -ælɪti
Noun
[edit]proportionality (countable and uncountable, plural proportionalities)
- (uncountable) the property of being proportional
- (uncountable) the principle that government action ought to be proportional to the ends achieved (e.g. the military should not be deployed to stop petty vandalism)
- (countable) the degree to which something is in proportion
Translations
[edit]the property of being proportional
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