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  • 31Proportional — Pro*por tion*al, a. [L. proportionalis: cf. F. proportionnel.] 1. Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Relating to, or… …

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  • 32Proportional — Pro*por tion*al, a. [L. proportionalis: cf. F. proportionnel.] 1. Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Relating to, or… …

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  • 33Proportional logarithms — Proportional Pro*por tion*al, a. [L. proportionalis: cf. F. proportionnel.] 1. Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 34Proportional scale — Proportional Pro*por tion*al, a. [L. proportionalis: cf. F. proportionnel.] 1. Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 35scales compasses dividers — Proportional Pro*por tion*al, a. [L. proportionalis: cf. F. proportionnel.] 1. Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 36proportional — proportionality, n. proportionally, adv. /preuh pawr sheuh nl, pohr /, adj. 1. having due proportion; corresponding. 2. being in or characterized by proportion. 3. of, pertaining to, or based on proportion; relative. 4. Math. a. (of two… …

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  • 37Disproportion — 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. [1913… …

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  • 38Golden mean (philosophy) — In philosophy, especially that of Aristotle, the golden mean is the desirable middle between two extremes, one of excess and the other of deficiency.To the Greek mentality, it was an attribute of beauty. Both ancients and moderns realized that… …

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  • 39Accomplice — • A term generally employed to designate a partner in some form of evildoing Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Accomplice     Accomplice      …

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  • 40Statistics of Religions — • Includes the definition and historical development, along with the status of religious bodies Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Statistics of Religions     Statistics of Religions …

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