proportionality

Definition of proportionality in English English dictionary: the principle that government action ought to be proportional to the ends achieved (e.g. the military should not be deployed to stop petty vandalism); the degree to which something is in proportion; the property of being proportional; {n} a proportional quality; The state of being in proportion; {i} relationship; The requirement, rooted in biology, that coercion visited upon a wrongdoer be justified by-or proportional to-the level of that person's breach of duty; When determining whether the State's action was in pursuit of a legitimate aim, regard must be had as to whether the action of the State was necessary in a democratic society Using a 'sledge hammer to crack a nut' is not allowed; A condition in a factorial analysis of variance where a certain proportionality exists among sample sizes; the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole; The Classical School believed that punishments could only deter if they were "proportional" to their crime, where proportionality means (1) that the severity of punishments correspond to the severity of the harm done by the crime, so that more serious crimes receive more serious punishments, and (2) that the type of punishment resembles the crime, so that others in society can best associate the punishment with the crime (see general deterrence) Beccaria further argues that proportionality is the only punishment that is morally acceptable according to the social contract Examine Beccaria's arguments and play The Proportionality Game or go straight to chapter 6 of Beccaria's On Crimes and Punishments!; The principle of proportionality is the idea that an action should not be more severe than is necessary, especially in a war or when punishing someone for a crime. Nuclear weapons seem to violate the just war principle of proportionality He said there was a need for proportionality in sentencing
proportion/proportionality: A proportion is typically set up to solve a word problem in which one of its four quantities is unknown. It is solved by multiplying one numerator by the opposite denominator and equating the product to that of the other numerator and denominator. The term proportionality describes any relationship that is always in the same ratio. The number of apples in a crop, for example, is proportional to the number of trees in the orchard, the ratio of proportionality being the average number of apples per tree
proportion/proportionality: In algebra, equality between two ratios. In the expression a/b = c/d, a and b are in the same proportion as c and d. For example, if one triangle is twice the size of a second, then each side of the first triangle is in the same proportion to the corresponding side of the second as 2 is to
factor of proportionality: the constant value of the ratio of two proportional quantities x and y; usually written y = kx, where k is the factor of proportionality

proportionality

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pro·por·tion·al·i·ty

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prıpôrşınälîti

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/prəˌpôrsʜəˈnalətē/ /prəˌpɔːrʃəˈnælɪtiː/

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