Proportion vs. Ratio
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
Rationoun
A number representing a comparison between two named things.
Rationoun
(arithmetic) The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).
Rationoun
(legal) Short for ratio decidendi.
Rationoun
The relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind. It is expressed by the quotient of the division of the first by the second; thus, the ratio of 3 to 6 is expressed by
Rationoun
Hence, fixed relation of number, quantity, or degree; rate; proportion; as, the ratio of representation in Congress.
Rationoun
the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
Rationoun
the quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other
Ratio
In mathematics, a ratio indicates how many times one number contains another. For example, if there are eight oranges and six lemons in a bowl of fruit, then the ratio of oranges to lemons is eight to six (that is, 8∶6, which is equivalent to the ratio 4∶3).
