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Proportional - Definition and Overview
Related Words: Analogous, Associative, Balanced, Commensurable, Comparative, Compatible, Connective, Consistent, Contingent, Correlated, Cubic, Dimensional, Distributive, Equal

The word proportionality may have one of a number of meanings:

  • In mathematics, proportionality is a mathematical relation between two quantities.
  • In law and politics, proportionality is a maxim in some theories of governance and a principle underpinning the constitution of the European Union.
  • In politics, proportional representation is a democratic electoral system.
  • In art, body proportions are the study of relation of human body parts to each other and the whole, essential for depiction of human figure.
  • In typography, a proportional font is a font whose glyphs are displayed using varying widths.
  • In the Just war theory, proportionality is one of the conditions.
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Example Usage of Proportional
vinsamp: @lakshminarayans Baasha is unique for me in the fact that its enjoyment is directly Proportional to the no. of ppl I watch it with.
OMGLX: My disappointment of the world I live in is indirectly Proportional to the dwindling number of Snuggies on display at the Kroger I go to.
stupid_thinker: Wondering if India-US relationship (partnership) is inversely Proportional with China-US relationship (partnership)!!
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