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Proportionality

The state of being in proportion.

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Arrangement 76% connected

The act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition; the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition in suitable form.

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Placement 76% connected

The act of placing, or the state of being placed.

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Ratio 76% connected

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 sec…

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Commensurateness 76% connected

The state or quality of being commensurate.

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Correspondence 76% connected

Friendly intercourse; reciprocal exchange of civilities; especially, intercourse between persons by means of letters.

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Proportionateness 76% connected

The quality or state of being proportionate.

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Proportion 74% connected

The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative relation; ratio; as, th…

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Proportion 74% connected

The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative relation; ratio; as, th…

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Proportional 74% connected

Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional.

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Proportional 74% connected

Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional.

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Balance 92% connected

An apparatus for weighing.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Proportion 92% connected

The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative relation; ratio; as, th…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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