proportioning

Meanings

• Verb

  The action or process of adjusting or allocating quantities, parts, or measures, especially to achieve equality or balance.

  - "Can you help me proportion the ingredients for this cake?"
  - "The architect designed the building with careful proportioning."
  - "The painter used precise proportioning to create the illusion of depth."

• Noun

  A relationship between two or more things that expresses how they are related in size, amount, or degree.

  - "The proportion of boys to girls in the class is 2:1."
  - "What proportion of the budget should be allocated to research and development?"
  - "The ratio of the circumference to the diameter is a fundamental proportion in mathematics."

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Variants

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proportion , proportioned , proportioning , proportions

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'proporcionare', meaning 'to adjust by proportions'.

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Trivia

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1. The ancient Greeks believed that the ideal human body was proportioned according to the golden ratio (1:1.618), which is approximately 1:1.618.

2. The Mona Lisa's smile is said to be proportional to the size of her ears, which is believed to be a sign of Leonardo da Vinci's mastery of proportioning.

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Related Concepts

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1. Ratio: A relationship between two quantities where one quantity is a constant multiple of the other. For example, a ratio of 2:1 means that one quantity is twice the size of the other.

2. Fraction: A way of expressing a part of a whole. For example, 1/2 is a fraction representing half of a whole.

3. Percentage: A way of expressing a part of a whole as a percentage of the total. For example, 50% represents half of the total.

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Culture

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Proportioning has been used extensively in art, architecture, music, and mathematics throughout history. In art and architecture, proportioning refers to the careful balancing and alignment of elements to create aesthetically pleasing compositions. In music, proportioning is used to describe the relationship between different notes and intervals. In mathematics, proportioning is a fundamental concept used to understand ratios, fractions, and percentages.

How to Memorize "proportioning"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the process of dividing a cake into equal parts to understand proportioning.
   - Imagine two containers of different sizes, and imagine adding water to one container until it has the same level as the other to understand proportioning.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the concept of proportioning with the idea of balance and equality.
   - Think of proportioning as the relationship between two or more things.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally' (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction) to remember the order of mathematical operations, which is essential for understanding proportioning.

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