PROPORTION

I. noun see: for Date: 14th century harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole ; balance , symmetry , 2. proper or equal share , quota , percentage , the relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree ; ratio , size , dimension , a statement of equality between two ratios in which the first of the four terms divided by the second equals the third divided by the fourth (as in 4/2=10/5), II. transitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 14th century to adjust (a part or thing) in size relative to other parts or things, to make the parts of harmonious or symmetrical, apportion , allot