proportionality
The property of being proportionalThe property of being proportional
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)The property of being proportional
Proportionalität
пропорциона́льностьproporcionálʹnostʹ
пропорційністьproporcijnistʹ
(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
- a ratio of two quantities that is constant
- harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
Translations
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Origin
From proportional + -ity, from Latin proportionalitas.From proportional + -ity, from Latin proportionalitas.
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Forms
plural: proportionalities| Singular | proportionality |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design):proportionbalance
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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