proportionality

Noun
US[pruh-pawr-shuh-nal-ih-tee]/prəˌpɔrʃəˈnælɪti/6 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. a ratio of two quantities that is constantType of ratioKinds commensurateness, correspondence
  2. harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)“in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance — John Ruskin”Synonyms: proportionbalanceType of placement, arrangement
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Pro·por′tion·al′i·ty noun

Origin: Cf. F. proportionnalité.

The state of being in proportion. Samuel T. Coleridge

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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