Proportion
∷
Type it
| Unicode | U+2237 | |
|---|---|---|
| LaTeX | :: | |
| HTML entity | ∷ | |
| Character | ∷ |
Meaning
States that two ratios are equal, in the older notation a : b :: c : d. Today it is usually written as an equation between fractions. Compare with Ratio and Colon.
How to read it
1 ∶ 2 ∷ 3 ∶ 6
is read “one is to two as three is to six”.