proportionality
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
proportional + -ity, from Latin proportionalitas.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
proportionality (countable and uncountable, plural proportionalities)
- (uncountable) the property of being proportional
- (uncountable) the principle that government action ought to be proportional to the ends achieved (e.g. the military should not be deployed to stop petty vandalism)
- (countable) the degree to which something is in proportion
Translations[edit]
the property of being proportional
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