proportion
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These levels could "impact cognition to a greater extent than what we previously thought, and may affect a much larger proportion of the population than we realize."
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Some Big Four firm leaders estimate that AI agents will contribute 20% to 30% of a typical financial audit by 2029, essentially the proportion of the human effort that will be removed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
The proportion of enrollees remaining in their plan who generated a renewal fee increased from 50.1% in 2014 to 69.4% in 2022, according to the study.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
A sizeable proportion of the BBC's income comes from the licence fee, which is payable by all UK households with a television, or whose occupants watch live screening online.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
For example, if one were to keep track of the proportion of the time that the number of heads exceeded the number of tails, one might be surprised that it is rarely close to half.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Vocabulary lists containing proportion
"Fears and Phobias," Vocabulary from the article
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The Articles of Confederation (1777)
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