proportion
Noun
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is a type of: quotient - the ratio of two quantities to be dividedsubtypes:
- case-fatality proportion - the number of cases of a disease ending in death divided by the number of cases of the disease; usually expressed as a percentage or as the number of deaths per 1000 cases
- case-to-infection proportion, case-to-infection ratio - the number of cases of a disease divided by the number of infections with the agent that causes the disease
- content - the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.
- rate - a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure
- scale - the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
- golden mean, golden section - the proportional relation between two divisions of line or two dimension of a plane figure such that short : long :: long : (short + long)
- pct, per centum, percent, percentage - a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
- batting average - (an extension of the baseball term) the proportion of times some effort succeeds
has: proportional - one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion -
is a type of: magnitude - the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)same as: dimension
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same as: symmetry
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is a type of: magnitude relation, quantitative relation - a relation between magnitudessame as: ratio
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is a type of: arrangement, placement - the spatial property of the way in which something is placedsame as: balance, proportionality
Verb
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is a type of: adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standardsubtypes:
- scale down - reduce proportionally
- scale up - increase proportionally
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