proportion vs case-to-infection ratio

case-to-infection ratio vs proportion

proportion and case-to-infection ratio both are nouns.

proportion is a verb but case-to-infection ratio is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
proportion	Yes	No	Yes	No
case-to-infection ratio	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, case-to-infection ratio is a hyponym of proportion; that is, case-to-infection ratio 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-to-infection ratio: the number of cases of a disease divided by the number of infections with the agent that causes the disease

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

proportion (noun)	case-to-infection ratio (noun)
magnitude or extent	the number of cases of a disease divided by the number of infections with the agent that causes the disease
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-to-infection ratio (verb)
adjust in size relative to other things
give pleasant proportions to

Difference between proportion and case-to-infection ratio

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