proportion

noun

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There are 3 syllables in the word proportion.

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pro · por · tion

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Definition of proportion:

proportion (noun):: relative size or extent; harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole balance, symmetry; the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole.

Synonyms for proportion:

amount

balance

batting average

case-fatality proportion

case-to-infection proportion

case-to-infection ratio

content

cut

dimension

division

fraction

golden mean

golden section

measure

part

per centum

percent

percentage

proportional

proportionality

quota

quotient

rate

ratio

scale

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Antonyms for proportion:

accumulation

aggregate

aggregation

agreement

all

amount

assemblage

body

bulk

collectivity

composite

compound

debt

difference

ensemble

entireness

entirety

everything

full

full amount

fullness

gross

heap

increase

juncture

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