Noun

(lb) A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.

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(lb) Harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole.

(lb) Proper or equal share.

*(Jeremy Taylor) (1613–1677)

*:Let the womendo the same things in their proportions and capacities.

The relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree.

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*(Lancelot Ridley) (ca.1500-1576)

*:The image of Christ, made after his own proportion .

*Sir (Walter Scott) (1771-1832)

*:Formed in the best proportions of her sex.

* (1800-1859)

*:Documents are authentic and facts are true precisely in proportion to the support which they afford to his theory.

A statement of equality between two ratios.

Size.

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Noun

(en noun)

A single aspect of a given thing.

A measure of spatial extent in a particular direction, such as height, width or breadth, or depth.

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A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished.

(geometry) The number of independent coordinates needed to specify uniquely the location of a point in a space; also, any of such independent coordinates.

(linear algebra) The number of elements of any basis of a vector space.

(physics) One of the physical properties that are regarded as fundamental measures of a physical quantity, such as mass, length and time.

The dimension of velocity is length divided by time.

(computing) Any of the independent ranges of indices in a multidimensional array.

(science fiction, fantasy) An alternative universe or plane of existence.