What is another word for proportion?

Pronunciation: [pɹəpˈɔːʃən] (IPA)

Proportion is a term used to denote a relationship between two or more entities in terms of size, quantity, or magnitude. Synonyms for proportion include ratio, percentage, relationship, correlation, scale, balance, and equivalence. The term ratio refers to the comparative magnitude of two entities, while percentage denotes a proportion out of 100. The term correlation is used to denote the interdependence or relationship between two variables. Scale denotes the proportional relationship between the original and the reproduced size of an object. Balance emphasizes the idea of a harmonious or equitable relationship between different entities, whereas equivalence refers to the same in terms of value or quantity.

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What are the opposite words for proportion?

Antonyms for the word "proportion" include words like disproportion, imbalance, inequality, asymmetry, and irregularity. These words convey a sense of distortion or deviation from the norm or standard, indicating that something is not well-proportioned. Disproportion implies a lack of balance, where one part is significantly larger or smaller than another. Imbalance suggests that proportions are not equal, whereas inequality relates to a situation where one factor is larger or stronger than another. Asymmetry refers to a lack of balance or symmetry, while irregularity is used to describe something that is not uniform or consistent in size or shape.

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Usage examples for Proportion

The streets are few but very broad, which causes the town to cover an area quite out of proportion to the number of its inhabitants.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
Ten years later, in 1870, the proportion had increased to eleven in a hundred, and in 1882 it had reached nineteen in a hundred.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
It was a perfectly square apartment, generous in its proportion.
"The Locusts' Years"
Mary Helen Fee

Famous quotes with Proportion

  • An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it contains.
    Henri Frederic Amiel
  • People forget that a huge proportion of our jobs still depend on agricultural production in Australia so of course there are exports. That's easily overlooked.
    John Anderson
  • No country in Europe has a larger proportion of men and women of immigrant descent, mainly from the African continent and mainly Muslim: an estimated six to seven million of them, or more than 10% of the population.
    Timothy Garton Ash
  • I mean, it is an extraordinary thing that a large proportion of your country and my country, of the citizens, never see a wild creature from dawn 'til dusk, unless it's a pigeon, which isn't really wild, which might come and settle near them.
    David Attenborough
  • Between friends differences in taste or opinion are irritating in direct proportion to their triviality.
    W. H. Auden

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