The concept of proportion is widely used in our language and to refer to various issues.
Main uses of the term
The arrangement and the correspondence of some parts with their whole, or between various things that have a link between them, is called a proportion.
On the other hand, proportion is one of the concepts closely linked to the study of math, where this concept is called the relationship that occurs between measurable quantities.
Proportions are generally written as fractions.
It is important that we emphasize that although this concept has a use especially associated with mathematics, as we have already said, it is also widely disseminated among people, because although some more and others less are aware and up-to-date with mathematics, the issue of proportion is something that almost all of us handle more than anything thanks to the also close relationship that this concept has with common sense.
With an everyday example we will understand it better and we will also check that tight relationship with everyday life.
When we decide to prepare a meal following its recipe, we will find that in it, in addition to the list of ingredients, the measure of each of them that will be needed to prepare such food will be indicated.
If you do not follow that indication about the proportions to combine and mix, surely, the food will not turn out the way you expect.
Either it will come out not very tasty, with little or a lot of salt, or it may also happen that if the measures were not respected, the food is not enough to satisfy the diners or we are left over in large quantities.
Also, the term proportion may be making or referring to the size or the dimension that manifests a certain thing, object or person with respect to existing standards, because for example, if it is a large piece of furniture that exceeds the normal limits, it will be talking about a piece of furniture of significant proportion.
On the other hand, when you want to account for the importance or significance that a certain issue or issue has achieved It is often expressed this way: the resignation of the prime minister was a scandal of great proportion in the country.
Golden ratio
The concept of the golden ratio is one of the uses of the term that is least used in colloquial language, although of course, it is impossible to avoid it when addressing the uses of the word.
Meanwhile, it is used to designate an irrational number that was opportunely discovered in the antiquity of our times. Likewise, the concept is closely associated with aesthetics and beauty because when something has this type of proportion it will be considered beautiful. And for this reason it is that the golden ratio is very important at the behest of the arts, such as architecture, sculpture, painting, since symmetries and proportionalities are vital issues at the time of their deployment.
A proportionate sculpture will make a positive impression whereas when it is not, it will not.
Meanwhile, that proportion can be found in different contexts, in geometry or in nature as well.
