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Proportionality

//pɹəpɔɹʃəˈnæləti// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    the property of being proportional uncountable
  2. 2
    harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design) wordnet
  3. 3
    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) uncountable
  4. 4
    a ratio of two quantities that is constant wordnet
  5. 5
    the degree to which something is in proportion countable

Etymology

From proportional + -ity, from Latin proportionalitas.

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