다른 것과 비교하여 크기나 양이 균형이 맞지 않는 상태를 의미한다.
Being too large or too small in comparison with something else; lacking a proper relationship in size, amount, or degree.
예문:
"The small company received a disproportionate amount of media attention compared to its competitors."
"The punishment seemed disproportionate to the minor nature of the crime."
화학 반응에서 하나의 물질이 동시에 산화되고 환원되어 서로 다른 두 가지 생성물을 형성하는 과정을 거치다.
To undergo a chemical reaction, typically a redox reaction, where a substance is simultaneously oxidized and reduced to form two different products.
예문:
"In an alkaline solution, chlorine will disproportionate into chloride and hypochlorite ions."
"The unstable intermediate began to disproportionate rapidly at room temperature."