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pro·por·tion
/ prəˈpôrshən/
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n.
a part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole:
the proportion of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is rising.
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the relationship of one thing to another in terms of quantity, size, or number; the ratio:
the proportion of exams to schoolwork
the bleach can be diluted with water in the proportion one part bleach to ten parts water.
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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.
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dimensions; size:
the room, despite its ample proportions, seemed too small for him.
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the correct, attractive, or ideal relationship in size or shape between one thing and another or between the parts of a whole:
perceptions of color, form, harmony, and proportion.
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v. [tr.] formal
adjust or regulate (something) so that it has a particular or suitable relationship to something else:
a life after death in which happiness can be proportioned to virtue.
PHRASES:
in proportion
according to a particular relationship in size, amount, or degree:
each region was represented in proportion to its population.
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in comparison with; in relation to:
the cuckoo's eggs are unusually small in proportion to its size.
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in the correct or appropriate relation to the size, shape, or position of other things:
her figure was completely in proportion.
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correctly or realistically regarded in terms of relative importance or seriousness:
the problem has to be kept in proportion.
out of proportion
in the wrong relation to the size, shape, or position of other things:
the sculpture seemed out of proportion to its surroundings.
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greater or more serious than is necessary or appropriate:
the award was out of all proportion to the alleged libel.
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wrongly or unrealistically regarded in terms of relative importance or seriousness.
sense of proportion
the ability to judge the relative importance or seriousness of things.DERIVATIVES:
pro·por·tion·less
adj.
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On Proportions. (lecture by composer Stepan Wolpe)
Magazine article from: Perspectives of New Music; 6/22/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...on to describe symmetrical proportions, and symmetries that contain...contained by other symmetrical proportions, Examples 5-10. (Thus...filled by another symmetrical proportion C CS D; or it can be encapsulated...arpeggiation of symmetrical proportions, Example 11, and demonstrates...
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Comparing two proportions from the same survey.
Magazine article from: The American Statistician; 8/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...one would want to compare proportions from independent samples...here, that of comparing the proportions of a single sample falling...we find that comparing the proportion of "Yes" responses to two...leading to a comparison of two proportions, are a source of confusion...
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ON LANGUAGE; Of Biblical Proportions
Newspaper article from: Forward; 1/21/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...once, the expression "of biblical proportions" in connection with the Asian tsunami. "A disaster of biblical proportions," the New York Daily News reported. "A humanitarian crisis of biblical proportions," the Washington Post declared...
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Evaluation of the Divine Proportion in the facial profile of young females.(Original Research)(Report)
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Dental Research; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...have ideal proportions that are related...the Divine Proportion (1.618...to Divine Proportion. Conclusions...the Divine Proportions and Tr-Me...of measured proportions in beautiful...the Divine Proportion. With all...
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Declining Trends of Male Proportion at Birth in Europe.(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Archives of Environmental Health; 7/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; THE PROPORTION of male babies born alive out of total live births (hereinafter "male proportion") is slightly more than one-half in humans. Variability of male proportion and differences from its normal value have been observed in several...
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Evaluation of natural smile: Golden proportion, RED or Golden percentage.(Original Article)(recurring esthetic dental )
Magazine article from: Journal of Conservative Dentistry; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...incisor should be in golden proportion to the width of the canine...with the spaces in golden proportion and advocated the use of...evaluate and develop harmonious proportions of teeth.[sup] [3...reported that the golden proportion did not exist between the...
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The context-specific proportion congruent Stroop effect: Location as a contextual cue
Magazine article from: Psychonomic Bulletin & Review; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...demonstrate a context-specific proportion congruent effect that cannot...have demonstrated that the proportion of congruent items in a Stroop...Baylis, 1998), with high proportions of congruent items producing...Stroop effects. The effect of proportion congruent on the size of...
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 "Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)")
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Donegal North East has the highest proportion of families with five children or more.
Magazine article from: Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland); 1/30/2009; 700+ words
; ...East has the highest proportion of married persons...Wicklow have the highest proportions of persons who are...West has the highest proportion of individuals who...thanks to their high proportions of individuals aged...West has the highest proportion of Irish speakers at...
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Covert orienting: A compound-cue account of the proportion cued effect
Magazine article from: Psychonomic Bulletin & Review; 2/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; An increase in the proportion of spatially cued trials in the context...magnitude of the cuing effect. This proportion cued effect is widely interpreted...an alternative explanation of the proportion cued effect is proposed that does...
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Regulation of the proportion of insulin cells in embryonic chick pancreas: Effect of a growth factor-reduced extracellular matrix in combination with retinoic acid
Magazine article from: In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology; 5/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...for influencing the proportion of insulin cells in...Matrigel (GFRM), the proportions of insulin cells increased...attempt to increase this proportion further by growing...was found between the proportions of insulin cells treated...The increase in proportion of insulin cells
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proportion
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...number; the ratio: the proportion of exams to schoolwork...diluted with water in the proportion one part bleach to...x220E; ( proportions ) the comparative measurements...despite its ample proportions, seemed too small...form, harmony, and proportion. • v...
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Ratio, Rate, and Proportion
Book article from: Mathematics
...Understanding Proportions When two ratios...equality is called a proportion. The statement...two ratios form a proportion, one can evaluate...two ratios form a proportion if ad = bc. Proportions are used when three...
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law of simple multiple proportions
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
law of simple multiple proportions in chemistry, the statement that...1. The law of simple multiple proportions can be regarded as an extension...composition, which states that the proportions by weight of the elements present...
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law of constant proportions
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
law of constant proportions Pure substances always contain the same elements in the same proportion by weight.
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Divine Proportion
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Divine Proportion see Golden Section .
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