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proportional

[pruh-pawr-shuh-nl, -pohr-]
adjective
  1. having due proportion; corresponding.
  2. being in or characterized by proportion.
  3. of, relating to, or based on proportion; relative.
  4. Mathematics.
    1. (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.
    2. (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.
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Origin of proportional

1350–1400; Middle English proporcional < Latin prōportiōnālis. See proportion, -al1
Related formspro·por·tion·al·i·ty, nounpro·por·tion·al·ly, adverbin·ter·pro·por·tion·al, adjectivenon·pro·por·tion·al, adjectivenon·pro·por·tion·al·ly, adverbsub·pro·por·tion·al, adjectivesub·pro·por·tion·al·ly, adverbun·pro·por·tion·al, adjectiveun·pro·por·tion·al·ly, adverb
Can be confusedproportional proportionate

Synonyms for proportional

1. harmonious, comparative, accordant, consonant, proportionate.
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British Dictionary definitions for non-proportional

proportional

adjective
  1. of, involving, or being in proportion
  2. maths having or related by a constant ratio
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noun
  1. maths an unknown term in a proportionin a/b = c/x, x is the fourth proportional
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Derived Formsproportionality, nounproportionally, adverb
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Word Origin and History for non-proportional

proportional

adj.

late 14c. (implied in proportionally), from Late Latin proportionalis "pertaining to proportions," from proportio (see proportion). Related: Proportionally.

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