Proportionality (law)
WordNet
noun
(1) Harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
"In all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin
(2) A ratio of two quantities that is constant
WiktionaryText
Noun
- the property of being proportional
- the principle that government action ought to be proportional to the ends achieved (e.g. the military should not be deployed to stop petty vandalism)
- the degree to which something is in proportion