The phrase "a proportionate number" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing quantities that are in relation to a whole or when emphasizing fairness in distribution.
Example: "In the survey, we aimed to include a proportionate number of participants from each demographic group to ensure accurate representation."
Alternatives: "an appropriate number" or "a corresponding number".
But, actually, even the largest companies didn't make a proportionate number of discoveries.
In mixed areas, the groups should include a proportionate number of members from each sect, Mr. Hakim said.
The developing parties who receive the money would be required to set aside a proportionate number of units for low-income families.
Mr. Serfaty said the new round of financing would allow the company to double its work force, with a "proportionate" number of those jobs being created in France.
"If all member states would get involved into an EU resettlement exercise and make available a proportionate number of places, we would be able to resettle thousands people more from refugee camps".
The lawsuit, filed in Federal District Court in Newark, says the city's at-large voting system prevents Hispanic voters from forming sufficiently cohesive blocks to elect a proportionate number of council members.
If voters make a large change in the number of Republicans in the House, they will provide a rationale for new maps with a roughly proportionate number of seats drawn for each party.
From every positive charge q, lines emerge (i.e., with outward-pointing arrows) in number proportional to q, while a similarly proportionate number enter negative charge −q.
Also present was what the Metropolitan Police described as an "appropriate and proportionate" number of police officers.
When ETF holders want to cash out during the trading day, an ETF immediately sells off the proportionate number of shares of stocks in its holdings to provide the liquidity.
To control for regional variation in substitution rates, the proportionate number of nonsynonymous differences (dN) is divided by the proportionate number of synonymous differences (dS).
