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Adjective(1) properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'(2) having a constant ratio(3) properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics(4) usually followed by `to'(5) increasing as the amount taxed increases(6) proportionate
Noun(1) one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion

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(1) Broadly speaking biodiversity is proportional to the amount of area that you can develop it in.(2) We may find that the numbers of collectors are proportional to modern population size or we may not.(3) History has shown that such groups will have voluntary, or involuntary, leaks proportional to the size of the group.(4) The stress generated by a situation seems to be inversely proportional to the amount of control you have over it.(5) The intensity of the fluorescence is proportional to the amount of product being made.(6) Instead the heat is inversely proportional to the square of the distance.(7) Their ability to do so was assumed to be proportional to the size of their landholdings.(8) The circle sizes are proportional to the numbers of molecules they represent.(9) The amounts produced are proportional to the size of the gland, whether this is increased benignly or by prostate cancer.(10) These odds are inversely proportional to the amount of your insurance payment.(11) The amount of injury is proportional to the duration and severity of the ischemia.(12) Gravitational force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between two objects.(13) Regardless of the particular model, the dollar impacts are small and roughly proportional to income.(14) This shows countries drawn as geometric blocks whose size is proportional to the nation's total GDP.(15) Thus, the magnitude of the Effect is proportional to the size of the population that causes it.(16) Edge lengths are proportional to inferred protein distances.
Related Words
(1) directly proportional
(2) inversely proportional
Synonyms
Adjective
1. corresponding
2. proportionate
3. comparable
4. in proportion
5. pro rata
6. commensurate
7. equivalent
8. consistent
9. relative
10. analogous


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

Agreed. Rate of gossip transmission
is proportional...

Agreed. Rate of gossip transmission is PROPORTIONAL...

The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 20


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