proportion vs content

content vs proportion

proportion and content both are nouns.

proportion is not an adjective while content is an adjective.

proportion and content both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
proportion	Yes	No	Yes	No
content	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, content is a hyponym of proportion; that is, content 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
content: the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.

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

proportion (noun)	content (noun)
magnitude or extent	something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)	the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole	content communicating a message; what something is about
the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree	(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
balance among the parts of something	the amount that can be contained
	the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.
	the state of being contented with your situation in life

proportion (adjective)	content (adjective)
	satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are

proportion (verb)	content (verb)
adjust in size relative to other things	satisfy in a limited way
give pleasant proportions to	make content

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