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noun the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
noun magnitude or extent
noun balance among the parts of something
originFrom Middle English proporcion, from Old French proportion, from Latin prōportiō (“comparative relation, proportion, symmetry, analogy”), from pro (“for, before”) + portio (“share, part”); see portion. By surface analysis, pro- + portion.
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