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proportionality

Definitions of proportionality
  1. noun
    harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
    synonyms: balance, proportion
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    type of:
    arrangement, placement
    the spatial property of the way in which something is placed
  2. noun
    a ratio of two quantities that is constant
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    types:
    commensurateness, correspondence, proportionateness
    the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount
    type of:
    ratio
    the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
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