Mathematical English Usage - a Glossary

by Jerzy Trzeciak

proportion

[see also: ratio]

All sides were increased by the same proportion.

The proportion of M with hM=1 is between 70% and 80%.

We show that nevertheless a positive proportion of the polynomials Bn(x) satisfy Eisenstein's criterion.

The proportion of men to women in the population has changed in recent years.


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