Proportionality vs Proportion - What's the Difference?

Proportion

Proportionality

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
  • magnitude or extent
  • harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
  • the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree
  • balance among the parts of something
Definition as Noun
  • a ratio of two quantities that is constant
  • harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
Definition as Verb
  • give pleasant proportions to
  • adjust in size relative to other things
Definition as Verb

Examples

  • "a building of vast proportions"
  • "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin
  • "an inordinate proportion of the book is given over to quotations"; "a dry martini has a large proportion of gin"
  • "harmonize a building with those surrounding it"
  • "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin

Parts of Speech

Noun, Verb
Noun