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PROPORTION
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Proportion
[architecture] Proportion is the relation between elements and a whole. ==Architectural proportions== In architecture the whole is not just a building but the set and setting of the site. The things that make a building and its site "well shaped" include the orientation of the site and the b... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proportion_(architecture)
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proportion
[Noun] A part of an amount. Often used to compare amounts from the same group. Example: There is a higher proportion of cat owners than dog owners in the UK.
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proportion
[n] - the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole 2. [n] - magnitude or extent 3. [n] - harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design) 4. [v] - give pleasant proportions to 5. [v] - adjust... Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=proportion
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Proportion
An observed fraction of the total. Found op http://www.conceptstew.co.uk/PAGES/s4t_glossary_P.html
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proportion
In art, the size, location, or amount of one part or thing compared to another. Some subjects are governed by certain regular proportions. For instance a face consists of a rough oval; the eyes are... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
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Proportion
An equality between two ratios. Found op http://www.chemicalglossary.net/definition/1415-Proportion
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proportion
An equality between two ratios.
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Proportion
Proportion is the relationship of one part of a whole to other parts. In art it has usually meant a preoccupation of artists with finding a mathematical formula for the perfect human body. At the time of the Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci and Albrecht Dürer attempted to find a formula that would en... Found op http://www.tate.org.uk/collections/glossary/definition.jsp?entryId=235
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proportion
An equation that shows that two ratios are equal Example:
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Proportion
Pro·por'tion noun [ French, from Latin proportio ; pro before + portio part or share. See Portion .] 1. The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/176
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Proportion
Pro·por'tion transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Proportioned ; present participle & verbal noun Proportioning .] [ Confer French proportionner . Confer Proportionate Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/176
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proportion
1. The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative relation; ratio; as, the proportion of the parts of a building, or of the body. 'The image of Christ, made after his own proportion.' (Ridley) 'Formed in the best proporti... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?proportion
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proportion
noun magnitude or extent; `a building of vast proportions` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=proportion
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proportion
noun the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=proportion
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proportion
balance noun harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); `in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a recipro... Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=proportion
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Proportion
• (n.) The rule of three, in arithmetic, in which the three given terms, together with the one sought, are proportional. • (v.) To adjust in a suitable proportion, as one thing or one part to another; as, to proportion the size of a building to its height; to proportion our expenditures to... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/proportion/
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proportion
(from the article `art and architecture, Egyptian`) Conservatism in artistic matters was nurtured by a relative coherence of culture, strengthened by a vigorous tradition of scribal training, and ... ...particular shape, or by the combination of related colour values. Scale indicates relationships: ... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/121
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proportion
(from the article `algebra`) Attempts to deal with incommensurables eventually led to the creation of an innovative concept of proportion by Eudoxus of Cnidus (c. 400–350 ), ... Eudoxus`s contributions to the early theory of proportions (equal ratios) forms the basis for the general account of pro... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/121
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proportion
segment or section, percentage of the whole Found op http://www.eslgold.com/acad_vocab_definitions.html
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proportion
proportion, in mathematics, the equality of two ratios. Two pairs of quantities a,b and c,d are in proportion if their ratios a/b and c/d are equal, i.e., if the equation a/b=c/d is true. For example, the lengths of two sides of any triangle and the lengths of the corresponding two sides of any simi... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0840276.html
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proportion
Relation of a part to the whole (usually expressed as a fraction or percentage). In mathematics two variable quantities x and y are proportional if, for all values of x, y = kx, where k is a constant. This means that if x&l... Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0025342.html
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proportion
(art) In art, the size, location, or amount of one part or thing compared to another. Some subjects are governed by certain regular proportions. For instance a face consists of a rough oval; the eyes are set half way down the oval on a line that is `five eyes` in width; the e... Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0097235.html
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PROPORTION
Size relationships between parts of a whole, or between two or more objects perceived as a unit. Found op http://www.modernsculpture.com/glossary.htm
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proportion
The size relationship of parts to a whole and to one another. Found op http://www.ackland.org/tours/classes/glossary.html
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proportion
1) Amount 2) Cut 3) Entitlement 4) Fraction 5) Gain 6) Measure 7) Part voting aye? 8) Percentage 9) Profit 10) Proportionality 11) Quotient 12) Share 13) Take Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/proportion/1
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