Proportional fairness

Proportional fairness may refer to:

• Proportional division - a division of a resource among $n$ partners such that each partner receives a part worth for him at least $1/n$ of the whole.
• Proportional-fair rule - a rule for selecting between alternatives. Aims to attain a balance between efficiency and fairness.
  • Proportional-fair scheduling - a network scheduling algorithm based on similar principles.
• Proportional representation in electoral systems.