Example Sentences
"The proportion 1/2 = 3/6 shows that both ratios are equivalent."
"Recipes use proportion to scale ingredients for more or fewer servings."
Synonyms & Related Terms
Quick Check
Which best describes the meaning of proportion?
Study Tips
To remember proportion, try writing it in a sentence of your own. Connect it to something you already know about mathematics.
Use it in conversation today — saying a word aloud three times helps lock it into long-term memory.