Proportionality may refer to:
- Proportionality (mathematics), the special mathematical relationships of direct and inverse proportion between two variables
- Proportionality (physics)
- Proportionality (law), a legal principle under municipal law in which the punishment of a certain crime should be in proportion to the severity of the crime itself, and under international law an important consideration when assessing the military necessity of an attack on a military objective
- Proportionality (political maxim), a maxim which states that any layer of government should not take any action that exceeds that which is necessary to achieve the objective of government
Proportion redirects here. This article is about proportionality the mathematical relation The square-cube law is a principle drawn from the mathematics of proportion, that is applied in Engineering and Biomechanics. Proportionality is a principle in law which although related covers two distinct concepts This article is about proportionality the political maxim For other uses of the term proportionality, see Proportionality (disambiguation. Proportion may refer to:
Proportional redirects here. Proportion is the relation between elements and a whole Proportion is a correspondence among the measures of the members of an entire work and of the whole to a certain part selected While there is significant variation in anatomical proportions between people there are many references to body proportions that are intended to be canonical either in The aspect ratio of a Shape is the ratio of its longer Dimension to its shorter dimension Proportional may refer to:
A proportional control system is a type of linear Feedback Control system. Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation or PR is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes In Typography, a typeface is a set of one or more Fonts designed with stylistic unity each comprising a coordinated set of Glyphs A typeface usually comprises
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