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   proportion

   /prəˈpɔːʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole: "the proportion of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is rising" Similar partportionamountquantitybitpiecepercentagesectionsegmentsharequotadivisionfractionmeasure
   • ▪ the relationship of one thing to another in terms of quantity, size, or number; ratio: "the proportion of examination to coursework" Similar ratiodistributionrelative amount/numberrelationship
   • ▪ the comparative measurements or size of different parts of a whole: "the view of what constitutes perfect bodily proportions changes from one generation to the next" Similar sizedimensionsmagnitudemeasurementsmassvolumebulkexpanseextentwidthbreadthscalescoperange
   • ▪ dimensions; size: "the room, despite its ample proportions, seemed too small for him" Similar sizedimensionsmagnitudemeasurementsmassvolumebulkexpanseextentwidthbreadthscalescoperange
   • ▪ the correct, attractive, or ideal relationship between one thing and another or between the parts of a whole: "perceptions of colour, form, harmony, and proportion" Similar balancesymmetryharmonycorrespondencecorrelationcongruityagreementconcord

   verb

   • 1. adjust or regulate (something) so that it has a particular or suitable relationship to something else: formal "a life after death in which happiness can be proportioned to virtue"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin proportio(n-), from pro portione ‘in respect of (its or a person's) share’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. proportionless adjective
   • 2. proportionment noun

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   What does proportion mean?

   • Of or determined by proportion; relative. Having, or being in, proportion. Pay proportional to work done. Properly related in size, degree, or other measurable characteristics; corresponding. Punishment ought to be proportional to the crime. Having the same or a constant ratio.

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   How do you know if a person is in proportion?

   • Your legs are very much in proportion to (= the right size for) the rest of your body. His feet seem very small in proportion to his body. My head was much nearer the camera than the rest of me so I'm all out of proportion. You have to keep a sense of proportion (= the ability to understand what is important and what is not).

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   Does a man have a sense of proportion?

   • He has no sense of proportion. ◊ If you keep things in proportion, you understand which things are truly important and you do not become upset by small things that are not important. Let's keep things in proportion. You should be able to wait one more day after you have waited two months already.

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   [plural] the measurements of something; its size and shape. This method divides the task into more manageable proportions. a food shortage that could soon reach crisis proportions.

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