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- Dictionaryproportional/prəˈpɔːʃən(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. corresponding in size or amount to something else: "the punishment should be proportional to the crime"
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PROPORTIONAL definition: 1. If two amounts are proportional, they change at the same rate so that the relationship between…. Learn more.
1. a. : corresponding in size, degree, or intensity. b. : having the same or a constant ratio. corresponding sides of similar triangles are proportional. 2. : regulated or determined in size or degree with reference to proportions. a proportional system of immigration quotas.
When quantities have the same relative size. In other words they have the same ratio. Example: A rope's length and weight are in proportion. When 20m of rope weighs 1kg, then: • 40m of that rope weighs 2kg. • 200m of that rope weighs 10kg.
PROPORTIONAL meaning: 1. If two amounts are proportional, they change at the same rate so that the relationship between…. Learn more.
(of two quantities) having the same or a constant ratio or relation: The quantities y and x are proportional if y/x = k, where k is the constant of proportionality. (of a first quantity with respect to a second quantity) a constant multiple of: The quantity y is proportional to x if y = kx, where k is the constant of proportionality. proportional.
having the same or a constant ratio or relation. The quantities y and x are proportional if y/x = k, where k is the constant of proportionality. b. (of a first quantity with respect to a second quantity) a constant multiple of. The quantity y is proportional to x if y = kx, where k is the constant of proportionality.
proportional (to something) increasing or decreasing in size, amount or degree according to changes in something else. Salary is proportional to years of experience. The number of teachers appointed is proportional to the total number of students. to be directly/inversely proportional to something. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
adj. 1. having due proportion; corresponding. 2. being in or characterized by proportion. 3. of, pertaining to, or based on proportion; relative. 4. (of two quantities) having the same or a constant ratio or relation. pro•por′tion•al•ly, adv.
PROPORTIONAL definition: If two amounts are proportional, they change at the same rate so that the relationship between them…. Learn more.
adjective. /prəˈpɔrʃənl/ proportional (to something) of an appropriate size, amount, or degree in comparison with something Salary is proportional to years of experience. The number of teachers appointed is proportional to the total number of students. to be directly/inversely proportional to something. Definitions on the go.
