proportion vs case-fatality proportion

case-fatality proportion vs proportion

proportion and case-fatality proportion both are nouns.

proportion is a verb but case-fatality proportion is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
proportion	Yes	No	Yes	No
case-fatality proportion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, case-fatality proportion is a hyponym of proportion; that is, case-fatality proportion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than proportion:

proportion: the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
case-fatality proportion: the number of cases of a disease ending in death divided by the number of cases of the disease; usually expressed as a percentage or as the number of deaths per 1000 cases

Other hyponyms of proportion include case-to-infection proportion, case-to-infection ratio, content, rate, scale, golden mean, golden section, pct, per centum, percent, percentage, batting average.

proportion (noun)	case-fatality proportion (noun)
magnitude or extent	the number of cases of a disease ending in death divided by the number of cases of the disease; usually expressed as a percentage or as the number of deaths per 1000 cases
harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree
balance among the parts of something

proportion (verb)	case-fatality proportion (verb)
adjust in size relative to other things
give pleasant proportions to

Difference between proportion and case-fatality proportion

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