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  2. Proportion (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    A proportion is a mathematical statement expressing equality of two ratios. [1] [2]: =: a and d are called extremes, b and c are called means. Proportion can be written as =, where ratios are expressed as fractions.

  3. Ratio - Wikipedia

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    The ratio of width to height of standard-definition television. In mathematics, a ratio (/ ˈ r eɪ ʃ (i) oʊ /) shows how many times one number contains another. For example, if there are eight oranges and six lemons in a bowl of fruit, then the ratio of oranges to lemons is eight to six (that is, 8:6, which is equivalent to the ratio 4:3).

  4. Proportionality (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, two sequences of numbers, often experimental data, are proportional or directly proportional if their corresponding elements have a constant ratio. The ratio is called coefficient of proportionality (or proportionality constant) and its reciprocal is known as constant of normalization (or normalizing constant).

  5. Proportional reasoning - Wikipedia

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    So the answer is 3 because ⁠ 1 / 2 ⁠ × 3 × 8 = 12." A correct multiplicative answer is relatively rare. By far the most common answer is something like: "2 units because the water level on the right side increased by two units so the water level on the left side must decrease by two units and 4 – 2 = 2."

  6. Golden ratio - Wikipedia

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    Specific proportions in the bodies of vertebrates (including humans) are often claimed to be in the golden ratio; for example the ratio of successive phalangeal and metacarpal bones (finger bones) has been said to approximate the golden ratio. There is a large variation in the real measures of these elements in specific individuals, however ...

  7. Proportional symbol map - Wikipedia

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    Other non-negative spatially intensive ratio variables can technically be mapped as proportional symbols, such as proportions (e.g., Percent ages 0–17), but can lead to misinterpretations because they do not represent amounts (although proportions can be represented using proportional pie charts).

  8. Law of reciprocal proportions - Wikipedia

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    The law of reciprocal proportions, also called law of equivalent proportions or law of permanent ratios, is one of the basic laws of stoichiometry. It relates the proportions in which elements combine across a number of different elements. It was first formulated by Jeremias Richter in 1791. [1] A simple statement of the law is: [2]

  9. Charles's law - Wikipedia

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    The law was named after scientist Jacques Charles, who formulated the original law in his unpublished work from the 1780s.. In two of a series of four essays presented between 2 and 30 October 1801, [2] John Dalton demonstrated by experiment that all the gases and vapours that he studied expanded by the same amount between two fixed points of temperature.