disproportionate

  • 21disproportionate stratified sampling — A sampling method in which the size of the sample drawn from a particular stratum is not proportional to the relative size of that stratum. For example, a stratum could be large supermarkets, which may only account for 20% of all grocery stores… …

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  • 22disproportionate — disproportionately, adv. disproportionateness, n. /dis preuh pawr sheuh nit, pohr /, adj. not proportionate; out of proportion, as in size or number. [1544 55; DIS 1 + PROPORTIONATE] * * * …

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  • 23disproportionate — 1. adjective a) Not proportionate. b) Out of proportion. 2. verb To undergo disproportionation …

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  • 24disproportionate — Synonyms and related words: abnormal, absurd, aggrandized, aimless, amorphous, amplified, anomalous, antagonistic, antipathetic, asymmetric, asymmetrical, at cross purposes, at loggerheads, at odds, at variance, at war, ballyhooed, capricious,… …

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  • 25disproportionate — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. asymmetrical, unbalanced, incommensurate, excessive; see irregular 4 , superfluous . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. unequal, unbalanced, lopsided, inordinate, uneven. ANT.: equal, proportionate …

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  • 26disproportionate — dis·pro por·tion·ate || ‚dɪsprÉ™ pÉ”rʃnÉ™t / pɔː adj. unequal, unbalanced, out of proportion, extreme …

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  • 27disproportionate — disproportionate1 [ˌdɪsprə pɔ:ʃ(ə)nət] adjective too large or too small in comparison with something else. Derivatives disproportionately adverb disproportionateness noun disproportionate2 [ˌdɪsprə pɔ:ʃ(ə)neɪt] verb Chemistry …

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  • 28disproportionate — a. 1. Unsymmetrical, ill proportioned, out of proportion. 2. [With to.] Out of proportion, lacking proportion, incommensurate (with), improperly proportioned, unsuitable, lacking proper adjustment or adaptation, ill adapted. 3. Inadequate,… …

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  • 29disproportionate — adj 1. asymmetrical, unbalanced, ill balanced, lopsided, top heavy, out of proportion, disproportional; uneven, unequal, irregular, disparate; discrepant, inconsistent, inconsonant, inharmonious, incongruous. 2. extreme, excessive, extravagant,… …

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  • 30disproportionate — dis·proportionate …

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