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Proportionality Moderate

Proportionality has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a ratio of two quantities that is constant

2

harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)

"in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"

3

the property of being proportional

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
ratio placement
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
commensurateness

Origin

This word comes from the Latin proportionalitas, which means a state of being proportional. It was formed by adding the suffix -ity to the root word proportional.

Rhyming Words
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