proportional
adjective /prəˈpɔː.ʃən.əl/
/-ˈpɔːr-/ (also proportionate)Definition
› If two amounts are proportional, they change at the same rate so that the relationship between them does not change: Weight is proportional to size.Numerical relationships proportionally /-i/ adverb (also proportionately) › Unemployment is proportionally much higher in the north of the country.Numerical relationships
(Definition of proportional adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- arithmetical/arithmetic progression noun
- differential adjective
- differential noun (GAP)
- disproportionate adjective
- function noun (VALUE)
- geometric(al) progression noun
- independent variable noun
- index noun (COMPARISON)
- iteration noun
- pc
- percent adverb
- percentage noun (AMOUNT)
- percentile noun
- pro rata adjective, adverb
- proportion noun (AMOUNT)
- proportion noun (SIZE)
- ratio noun
- set noun (GROUP)
- subset noun
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