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How to pronounce proportionality in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms balance, proportion
Type of arrangement, placement
Type Words
Type of ratio
Has types commensurateness, correspondence, proportionateness
Derivation proportional

Examples of proportionality

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If it is not so, what are the merits of SM from a proportionality point of view?
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Qintana says the release of the dissidents is welcome but lacks proportionality.
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From this, Ohm determined his law of proportionality and published his results.
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The two main principles in jus in bello are proportionality and discrimination.
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In this case the tactic maintained proportionality by bypassing the 5% threshold.
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The concept is related but not identical to the legal concept of proportionality.
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With proportionality came the representation of varying political stances as well.
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The proportionality constant, h, is now called Planck's constant in his honor.
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Euclid determined some, but not all, of the relevant constants of proportionality.
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More examples
  • A ratio of two quantities that is constant
  • Proportion: 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
  • Proportionality is a principle in law which covers two distinct (although related) concepts. Within municipal (domestic) law it is used to convey the idea that the punishment of an offender should fit the crime. ...
  • The principle of proportionality is a political maxim which states that no layer of government should take any action that exceeds that which is necessary to achieve the objective of government (Regardless of intent of objective). It was initially developed in the German legal system.
  • Shown by the different widths of the food group bands. The widths suggest how much food a person should choose from each group. The widths are just a general guide.
  • Limiting EU action to the minimum needed (to achieve the EU's policy goals)
  • The Classical School believed that punishments could only deter if they were "proportional" to their crime, where proportionality means (1) that the severity of punishments correspond to the severity of the harm done by the crime, so that more serious crimes receive more serious punishments, and ...
  • Recommendations should reflect the principle that the time and expense devoted to civil proceedings should be proportionate to the amount in dispute and/or the importance of the issues at stake.
  • Being appropriate, not extreme; being in balance or harmony