proportionality

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noun

The property of being proportional
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)
The degree to which something is in proportion

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Synonyms

proportion proportionate compatibility relative appropriateness reasonableness adequacy award subsidiarity ratio symmetry disproportion correspondence balance commensurability equivalence

Associated

porosity dimensionless radii viscosity inversely proportional coefficient pore constant conductivity disconnected criterion

Rhymes

vitality individuality sentimentality mortality geniality morality personality brutality banality totality

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