proportional
proportional
Definition
pro·por·tional (prə pôr′s̸hə nəl, prō-)
adjective
- of or determined by proportion; relative
- having, or being in, proportion pay proportional to work done
- Math. having the same or a constant ratio
Etymology: ME proporcional < L proportionalis
noun
a quantity in a mathematical proportion
pro·por′·tion·al′·ity (--s̸hə nal′ə tē) noun
pro·por′·tion·ally adverb
proportional
Synonyms
proportional
Usage Examples
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- produce: The constant power throughout the entire speed range produces a torque curve inversely proportional to the speed.
- require: This method iterates over the entire collection, hence it requires time proportional to the size of the collection.
- give: This simple wall, or in some cases, flowmeter mounted instrument gives an analog output proportional to flow.
- take: Moving an iterator from one part of the sequence to another takes time proportional to the number of elements between the two.
- have: The default numerical method used by NEURON produces values which have an error proportional to dt.
- make: This definition also makes optical depth proportional to the amount of obscuring stuff along the line of sight.
Infinitive complement
- flow: This simple wall, or in some cases, flowmeter mounted instrument gives an analog output proportional to flow.
- distance: The specific form of Hubble's expansion law is important: the speed of recession is proportional to distance.
Modifies a noun
- representation: There is no system of proportional representation nor the right to recall MPs.
- counter: A proportional counter is somewhat like a fluorescent light tube in reverse.
- font: All the digits 0 to 9 have the same width in a proportional font.
- spacing: If " 1 " is used as the value for " m " , the character pitch will be proportional spacing.
- valve: It can control up to twelve outputs ( proportional valves up to 4A ), including isolated supply to any sensor.
- regression: We used the life-table method and Cox proportional hazards regression to describe survival.
Modifying Another Word
- inversely: The loading time is inversely proportional to the part load.
- linearly: An AR spectrum's peaks are not linearly proportional to power.
- roughly: The time required is roughly proportional to the number of elements in Z.
- directly: The amount of travel will be directly proportional to the value of the sale.
- approximately: Timing Approximately proportional to the number of FITS keywords to be edited.
- broadly: The only way to guarantee that the council / assembly is broadly representative of the community is to have a broadly proportional electoral system.
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