proportional
Matching in scale
Proportional describes a relationship where quantities change together at a constant rate.
If one doubles, the other doubles: The penalty should be proportional to the offense.
In mathematics, proportional specifically means maintaining a fixed ratio.
Proportional representation allocates legislative seats according to each party's share of votes.
The adverb is proportionally or proportionately.
Comparative numerical relation
- fractionPart divided by whole
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- quotientDivision's numerical result
- coefficientNumber multiplying a variable
multiplier · divisor · factor · correlation · index · rate · share · portion
Impartial and unbiased
- justFair and impartial
- equalIdentical in amount
- impartialShowing no preference
- egalitarianEquality principle supporter
equity · parity · evenhanded · commensurate · corresponding · matching · appropriate · fitting
Invariance under transformation
- equilibriumState of balance
- evennessUniform, balanced quality
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- counterbalanceOffsetting force or weight
alignment · consistency · moderation · measure · homeostasis · steadiness · equipoise · poise
Representation or paradigm
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- schematicSimplified technical diagram
- diagramSimplified explanatory sketch
map · cartography · enlargement · reduction · replica · drafting · architecture · engineering
Agreement or musical blend
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- pleasingCausing enjoyment or satisfaction
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- cohesionTendency to bind together
golden ratio · composition · balance · rhythm · congruity · elegance · grace · consonance
Concerning choosing representatives
- votingFormally registering a choice
- parliamentaryOf a legislature
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- quotaFixed assigned amount
allocation · constituency · seat · mandate · democratic · legislative · census · redistricting
Arranged in straight succession
- quadraticInvolving squared terms
- algebraicRelating to variable mathematics
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- calculusMathematical analysis system
equation · function · graph · derivative · integral · theorem · inequality · exponential
ratio
Comparative numerical relation
- fractionPart divided by whole
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- quotientDivision's numerical result
coefficient · multiplier · divisor · factor · correlation · index · rate · share · portion · segment
fair
Impartial and unbiased
egalitarian · equity · parity · evenhanded · commensurate · corresponding · matching · appropriate · fitting · suitable
symmetry
Invariance under transformation
- equilibriumState of balance
- evennessUniform, balanced quality
- stabilityResistance to displacement
counterbalance · alignment · consistency · moderation · measure · homeostasis · steadiness · equipoise · poise · calibration
model
Representation or paradigm
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- schematicSimplified technical diagram
diagram · map · cartography · enlargement · reduction · replica · drafting · architecture · engineering · measurement
harmony
Agreement or musical blend
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- pleasingCausing enjoyment or satisfaction
- unityWholeness through cohesion
cohesion · golden ratio · composition · balance · rhythm · congruity · elegance · grace · consonance · feng shui
electoral
Concerning choosing representatives
- votingFormally registering a choice
- parliamentaryOf a legislature
- delegateEntrust authority to another
quota · allocation · constituency · seat · mandate · democratic · legislative · census · redistricting
linear
Arranged in straight succession
- quadraticInvolving squared terms
- algebraicRelating to variable mathematics
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
calculus · equation · function · graph · derivative · integral · theorem · inequality · exponential · logarithmic
- Renaissance artMichelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Botticelli, Titian
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor
- fairnessfair play, fair shake, fair treatment, fair and square, fair share
- proportionsratio, fraction, percentage, percent, share
- allocation methodslottery, quota, rationing, first come first served, merit-based
- primariesprimary election, primary elections, primaries, open primaries, primary ballot
proportionaldisproportionate
Not properly scaled
nonproportional · disproportional · inversely proportional · incommensurate · incommensurable
proportionalunbalanced
Lacking equilibrium or stability
lopsided · imbalanced · asymmetrical · asymmetric · skewed
- out of proportionNot correctly scaled
- blow out of proportionExaggerate significance wildly
- blow things out of proportion
- in proportion
- biblical proportions
- out of all proportionExceeding appropriate scale
proportion, proportions, proportionate, proportioned, disproportionate, disproportion, proportionality, proportionally, proportioning