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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