EGAVE

proportionality

About 1.17 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun the property of being proportional
  2. noun the principle that government action ought to be proportional to the ends achieved (e.g. the military should not be deployed to stop petty vandalism)
  3. noun the degree to which something is in proportion

Similar words

proportion proportionate compatibility relative appropriateness reasonableness adequacy award subsidiarity ratio

Often followed by

constant between of factor is in and to test

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