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proporción

proportion

noun proh-pohr-SYOHN Less Common

Origin: From Latin proportio, from pro- + portio (share, part).

Also means

ratio

Usage Note

Proporción is used mathematically (en proporción a = 'in proportion to') and figuratively to mean scale or magnitude (las proporciones del problema = 'the scale of the problem'). Guardar proporción means to be proportionate. The plural proporciones often refers to dimensions or sheer size (un edificio de grandes proporciones).

Examples

"El premio se distribuye en proporción al trabajo realizado."

Natural Translation

The prize is distributed in proportion to the work done.

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