I looked up the word "proportion" in four different dictionaries but could not figure out the meaning of the phrase. Please help! Thank you.
2006-08-05 05:28:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It's what George Bush Jr would say when he means, "to put something in perspective"
2006-08-05 05:36:18 · answer #1 · answered by Odie 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Proportion is equal division of something that needs to be equally distributed or divided. Think of a pizza - if the pizza guy sliced the pizza wrong - you don't get equal proportions in each slice of pizza. One slice will be too thin, one too large. To put something is its correct proportion means - to equally divide or distribute a certain thing, following the correct ratio (like if you need one tablespoon of sugar for every liter or jelly, you put two tablespoons of sugar on 2 liters.) Figuratively - it can also mean - each reaction should be proportioned to the cause.
2006-08-05 12:37:27 · answer #2 · answered by Equinox 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you can't put a 12 pack of beer in a six pack box. That would be out of proportion.
2006-08-05 12:40:10 · answer #3 · answered by pink_panther43@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A relationship between things or parts of things with respect to comparative quantity.
Abstract--It means to look at it in respect to the big picture.
2006-08-05 12:34:23 · answer #4 · answered by smutz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It in turn refers to putting things in prospective
2006-08-05 12:34:23 · answer #5 · answered by newjersey2112 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋