proportionality

English

Etymology

From proportional +‎ -ity, from Latin proportionalitas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹəpɔɹʃəˈnæləti/, /pɹəpɔɹʃɪnˈælɪti/

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• Rhymes: -æləti, -ælɪti

Noun

proportionality (countable and uncountable, plural proportionalities)

1. (uncountable) the property of being proportional
2. (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)
3. (countable) the degree to which something is in proportion

Derived terms

• equiproportionality
• nonproportionality

Translations

the property of being proportional

Bulgarian: пропорционалност (bg) f (proporcionalnost) Finnish: suhteellisuus (fi) German: Proportionalität (de) f Greek: αναλογικότητα (el) f (analogikótita) Russian: пропорциона́льность (ru) f (proporcionálʹnostʹ) Spanish: proporcionalidad (es) f Swedish: proportionalitet (sv) c Ukrainian: пропорційність f (proporcijnistʹ)