proportion
Aussprache: [prəˈpɔːrʃən]
Kontext: „relationship“
(noun) how two things are related in size, amount, or degree. When you talk about proportion, you’re talking about how one thing compares to another. For example, the proportion of pizza you eat compared to how many slices are left.
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The proportion of students who passed the test was very high this year.
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There was a small proportion of apples that were not fresh compared to the rest.
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What is the proportion of boys to girls in your class?
Kontext: „mathematics“
(noun) a specific relationship between two numbers or amounts that shows how much of one is present compared to the other. It helps us understand how they connect mathematically. Think of a recipe that needs a certain proportion of ingredients to taste good.
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In cooking, you need to keep the right proportion of water to rice for it to turn out well.
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If you don’t use the correct proportion of flour to sugar, your cake may not rise properly.
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Can you explain the proportion needed for this recipe?
Kontext: „adjustment“
(verb) to adjust or relate something to a particular size or amount. If you proportion something, you make sure that it fits well with something else. Like when you are making a drawing, you want to keep the proportions of the shapes right.
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The artist worked hard to proportion the different elements in his painting.
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He didn't proportion the sizes of the characters properly, so they looked strange together.
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How do you proportion the elements in a good design?