noun
- a part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole
- the correct, attractive, or ideal relationship in size or amount between different parts of something
- the relationship between two quantities expressed as the quotient of one divided by the other
Usage: mathematics
verb
- to adjust or regulate something so that it has a particular or suitable relationship to something else
Examples
- A large proportion of the students passed the exam.
- The building’s windows are in perfect proportion to its height.
- She mixed the ingredients in the correct proportions.
- The statue was carved in heroic proportions.
- The punishment should be proportioned to the crime.
- Only a small proportion of applicants were accepted.
- The artist carefully proportioned the figure’s limbs.