Proportionality

pro·por·tion·al  (pr-pôrsh-nl, -pr-)

adj.

1. Forming a relationship with other parts or quantities; being in proportion.

2. Properly related in size, degree, or other measurable characteristics; corresponding: Punishment ought to be proportional to the crime.

3. Mathematics Having the same or a constant ratio.

n.

One of the quantities in a mathematical proportion.

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pro·portion·ali·ty (-sh-nl-t) n.

pro·portion·al·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	proportionality - a ratio of two quantities that is constant commensurateness, proportionateness, correspondence - the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount ratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
	2.	proportionality - harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin balance, proportion placement, arrangement - the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs"