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1PROPORTION — Le terme proportion désigne un concept mathématique qui appartient à l’héritage grec et dont l’application s’étend à tous les savoirs quantifiables. «Cette partie, écrivait justement le père J. Prestet dans ses Élémens de mathématiques (1675),… …
2proportion — (n.) late 14c., due relation of one part to another, also size or extent, from O.Fr. proportion (13c.), from L. proportionem (nom. proportio) comparative relation, analogy, from phrase pro portione according to the relation (of parts to each… …
3proportion — (pro por sion ; en vers, de quatre syllabes) s. f. 1° Rapport des parties entre elles et avec leur tout. • Quelle proportion de mes pieds à ma tête ! Disait il [le cerf] en voyant leur ombre avec douleur, LA FONT. Fabl. VI, 9. • Les pieds… …
4proportion — 01. Because we have a home based business, we can deduct a [proportion] of our rent as an expense when we do our income tax. 02. Writer Anais Nin observed that life shrinks or expands in [proportion] to one s courage. 03. A large [proportion] of… …
5proportion — /prəˈpɔʃən / (say pruh pawshuhn) noun 1. comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.; ratio: a house tall in proportion to its width. 2. proper relation between things or parts. 3. relative size or extent …
6Constant proportion portfolio insurance — (CPPI) is a capital guarantee derivative security that embeds a dynamic trading strategy in order to provide participation to the performance of a certain underlying asset. See also dynamic asset allocation. The intuition behind CPPI was adopted… …
7Reciprocal proportion — Reciprocal Re*cip ro*cal (r[ e]*s[i^]p r[ o]*kal), a. [L. reciprocus; of unknown origin.] 1. Recurring in vicissitude; alternate. [1913 Webster] 2. Done by each to the other; interchanging or interchanged; given and received; due from each to… …
8Constant Proportion Debt Obligation — A Constant Proportion Debt Obligation (or CPDO) is a type of credit derivative sold to investors looking for long term exposure to credit risk on a highly rated note. They employ dynamic leveraging in a similar (but opposite) way to Credit CPPI… …
9Mortalité animale due aux véhicules — La mortalité animale sur les routes est la conséquence de collisions de la faune avec des véhicules et concerne de nombreuses espèces souvent, grands et petits mammifères, oiseaux, batraciens, insectes, etc. Ils sont souvent tués alors qu ils… …
10symmetry — Due proportion of several parts of a body to each other; adaptation of the form or dimensions of the several parts of a thing to each other; harmonious relation of parts; conformance; consistency; congruity; correspondence or similarity of form,… …
