proportional - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'proportional' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Proportional

[ a.]

- Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional.
- Relating to, or securing, proportion.
- Constituting a proportion; having the same, or a constant, ratio; as, proportional quantities; momentum is proportional to quantity of matter.

2 . Proportional

[ n.]

- Any number or quantity in a proportion; as, a mean proportional.
- The combining weight or equivalent of an element.

Meaning of 'proportional' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . proportional

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'

Example in sentence:

earnings relative to production;
the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime

Nearby Words:

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Proportional Relationship
Proportional Relationship means equivalency between two variables that relate to each other and maintain a set proportion.

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