What is the meaning of proportionate?

adjective

  • Being in due proportion.
    • usage: "proportionate representation of a minority group"
  • Agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree.
  • Exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities.
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