Proportion vs. Frequency

Proportionnoun

(countable) A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.

Proportionnoun

(uncountable) Harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole.

Proportionnoun

(countable) Proper or equal share.

Proportionnoun

The relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree.

Proportionnoun

A statement of equality between two ratios.

Proportionnoun

Size.

Proportionverb

(arts) To set or render in proportion.

Proportionnoun

The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative relation; ratio; as, the proportion of the parts of a building, or of the body.

Proportionnoun

Harmonic relation between parts, or between different things of the same kind; symmetrical arrangement or adjustment; symmetry; as, to be out of proportion.

Proportionnoun

The portion one receives when a whole is distributed by a rule or principle; equal or proper share; lot.

Proportionnoun

A part considered comparatively; a share.

Proportionnoun

The equality or similarity of ratios, especially of geometrical ratios; or a relation among quantities such that the quotient of the first divided by the second is equal to that of the third divided by the fourth; - called also geometrical proportion, in distinction from arithmetical proportion, or that in which the difference of the first and second is equal to the difference of the third and fourth.

Proportionnoun

The rule of three, in arithmetic, in which the three given terms, together with the one sought, are proportional.

Proportionverb

To adjust in a suitable proportion, as one thing or one part to another; as, to proportion the size of a building to its height; to proportion our expenditures to our income.

Proportionverb

To form with symmetry or suitableness, as the parts of the body.

Proportionverb

To divide into equal or just shares; to apportion.

Proportionnoun

the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole

Proportionnoun

magnitude or extent;

Proportionnoun

balance among the parts of something

Proportionnoun

harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design);

Proportionverb

give pleasant proportions to;

Proportionverb

adjust in size relative to other things

Proportionnoun

a part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole

Proportionnoun

the relationship of one thing to another in terms of quantity, size, or number; ratio

Proportionnoun

the comparative measurements or size of different parts of a whole

Proportionnoun

dimensions; size

Proportionnoun

the correct, attractive, or ideal relationship between one thing and another or between the parts of a whole

Proportionverb

adjust or regulate (something) so that it has a particular or suitable relationship to something else

Frequencynoun

(uncountable) The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.

Frequencynoun

(uncountable) The property of occurring often rather than infrequently.

Frequencynoun

(countable) The quotient of the number of times n a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time t in which it occurs: f = n / t.

Frequencynoun

(statistics) number of times an event occurred in an experiment (absolute frequency)

Frequencynoun

The condition of returning frequently; occurrence often repeated; common occurence; as, the frequency of crimes; the frequency of miracles.

Frequencynoun

A crowd; a throng.

Frequencynoun

the number of occurrences within a given time period (usually 1 second);

Frequencynoun

the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations

Frequencynoun

the number of observations in a given statistical category

Frequencynoun

the rate at which something occurs over a particular period of time or in a given sample

Frequencynoun

the fact or state of being frequent or happening often.

Frequencynoun

the rate per second of a vibration constituting a wave, either in a material (as in sound waves), or in an electromagnetic field (as in radio waves and light)

Frequencynoun

the particular waveband at which radio signals are broadcast or transmitted

Frequency

Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time. It is also occasionally referred to as temporal frequency to emphasize the contrast to spatial frequency, and ordinary frequency to emphasize the contrast to angular frequency.