proportion

nounB1 · Intermediate

Part of a whole amount.

Meanings of «proportion»

1 · noun

part of a whole amount

A large proportion of students passed the exam.

2 · noun

the correct relationship in size between parts

The artist drew the body in perfect proportion.

Similar: balance ratio scale

Translation

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«proportion» in 17 languages

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ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

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The difference between similar words

a part of a whole shown as a number

proportiona part compared with the wholeA large proportion of students are girls.

fractiona number less than one, or a very small partHe spent only a fraction of his money.

percentagean amount shown out of one hundredWhat percentage of the class passed?

Word family

proportion B1 · nounproportionate C1 · adjectivedisproportion C1 · noundisproportional C1 · adjective

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