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proportion

CEFR: B2

A quantitative part, share, or ratio of a population or resource considered relative to the whole.

Synonyms

fraction
percentage

Common Collocations

large proportion
significant proportion
in proportion to

Example Sentence

A significant proportion of elderly citizens live alone without adequate neighborhood care support.

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