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In general usage, 'proportion' is not limited to the unit interval [1][2]. Offhand, however, I cannot think of a use of 'portion' that does not refer to part of
by mannykannot 6y ago
In general usage, 'proportion' is not limited to the unit interval [1][2]. Offhand, however, I cannot think of a use of 'portion' that does not refer to part of a whole [3]. I think this is the best suggestion so far.
[1] https://www.dictionary.com/browse/proportion https://www.dictionary.com/browse/proportion
[2]https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proportion https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proportion (3rd. entry)
[3] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/portion https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/portion
- pbhjpbhj 6y agoThis is weird, someone in the OP thread said what you have. A portion of fries can be 80 individuals, the proportion of all fries in the fryer might be 0.1; proportions are often expressed in percentages. So "the proportion of the population using my tool is 1%" means 1/100, ie 0.01 of a population normalised to unity. Pro-portion is like pro-rated, it's taken as in comparison to the whole (normalised to the whole, if you like). "What proportion did you contribute" == what share of the whole did you contribute. [en-gb native]