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The correct spelling is proportion.
How to pronounce proportion
/pɹəˈpɔːʃən/
nounIPA: /pɹəˈpɔːʃən/
Say it like: Pro-por-sho-n
The correct spelling is proportion. A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number. For example: "the proportion of the parts of a building, or of the body"
Usage Examples
“the proportion of the parts of a building, or of the body”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.
- 2.Harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole.
- 3.Proper or equal share.
- 4.The relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree.
- 5.A statement of equality between two ratios.
verb
- 1.To divide into proper shares; to apportion.
- 2.To form symmetrically.
- 3.To set or render in proportion.
- 4.To correspond to.
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