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Definition of Disproportion

Disproportion
Disproportion Dis`pro*por"tion, n. [Pref. dis- + proportion: cf. F. disproportion.] 1. Want of proportion in form or quantity; lack of symmetry; as, the arm may be in disproportion to the body; the disproportion of the length of a building to its height. 2. Want of suitableness, adequacy, or due proportion to an end or use; unsuitableness; disparity; as, the disproportion of strength or means to an object.
Disproportion
Disproportion Dis`pro*por"tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disproportioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Disproportioning.] To make unsuitable in quantity, form, or fitness to an end; to violate symmetry in; to mismatch; to join unfitly. To shape my legs of an unequal size; To disproportion me in every part. --Shak. A degree of strength altogether disproportioned to the extent of its territory. --Prescott.

Meaning of Disproportion from wikipedia

- Cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD) exists when the capacity of the pelvis is inadequate to allow the fetus to negotiate the birth canal. This may be due...
- Disproportionality in special education refers to the unequal representation of certain demographic groups in restrictive placement and discipline, particularly...
- of the female pelvis. It can theoretically identify cephalo-pelvic disproportion, which is when the capacity of the pelvis is inadequate to allow the...
- The Gallagher index measures an electoral system's relative disproportionality between votes received and seats in a legislature. As such, it measures...
- Congenital fiber type disproportion (CFTD) is an inherited form of myopathy with small type 1 muscle fibers that may occur in a number of neurological...
- dela**** and dysharmonic skeletal maturation, and congenital fibre type disproportion". Journal of Medical Genetics. 31 (5): 405–9. doi:10.1136/jmg.31.5.405...
- очерта уникална диспропорция в България [Business points to a major disproportion in Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). Dir.bg. 14 January 2013. Archived from...
- Proportionality is a general principle in law which covers several separate (although related) concepts: The concept of proportionality is used as a criterion...
- different concepts of disproportionality. Some disproportionality concepts have been mapped to social welfare functions. Disproportionality indexes are sometimes...
- which it is spoken or, with an undercurrent of irony, by the extreme disproportion of the comment to the situation, and is largely context-dependent. The...