Assertion: proportion | /r/HasProperty | two ratios
Facets:
value: really
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: A proportion is two ratios that have been set equal to each other, for example, 1/4 equals 2/8.
text: Balance can be symmetrical (formal balance) or asymmetrical (informal balance) and proportion and scale are key to our perception of balance.
text: However, if we turn to a mathematical dictionary again, we are told that 'the proportion of two quantities is their ratio' (McGraw-Hill, 2003).
text: On the other hand, a proportion is two ratios which have been set equal to each other; a proportion is an equation that can be solved.
text: When I say that a proportion is two ratios that are equal to each other, I mean this in the sense of two fractions being equal to each other.
text: A proportion is really two ratios that are equivalent to each other.