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proportional - one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion. quantity - the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable. proportion - the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole.
Proportion. Proportion is the fraction of a population who have a characteristic of interest. Those who are included in the numerator are also included in the denominator. As the numerator is a subgroup of the denominator the value is always between 0 and 1. Values can be expressed as a percentage by multiplying by 100.