Proportional
11proportional — index commensurable, commensurate, congruous, harmonious, proportionate, relative (comparative) Burton s Legal Thesaurus …
12proportional — 1560s, from L. proportionalis, from proportionem (see PROPORTION (Cf. proportion)). Related: Proportionally …
13proportional — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ corresponding in size or amount to something else. DERIVATIVES proportionality noun proportionally adverb …
14Proportional — Proportionalität besteht zwischen zwei Größen, wenn sie sich immer im gleichen Verhältnis ändern. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Grundlagen 2 Mathematische Definition 3 Schreibweise 4 Siehe auch // …
15proportional — pro|por|tion|al [prəˈpo:ʃənəl US ˈpo:r ] adj something that is proportional to something else is in the correct or most suitable relationship to it in size, amount, importance etc ≠ ↑disproportionate proportional to ▪ The punishment should be… …
16proportional — adjective a) At a constant ratio (to). Two magnitudes (numbers) are said to be proportional if the second varies in a direct relation arithmetically to the first. Quotation b) In proportion (to), proportionate. More common in US than UK. , The… …
17proportional — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ approximately, roughly ▪ The amount of food a child needs is roughly proportional to her size. ▪ directly …
18proportional — pro·por·ti·o·na̲l [ tsi̯o ] Adj; 1 proportional (zu etwas) geschr; entsprechend dem Anteil am Ganzen ↔ unproportional: Die Sitze im Parlament werden proportional verteilt (= jede Partei bekommt die Zahl der Sitze, die ihrem Anteil am Wahlergebnis …
19proportional — [[t]prəpɔ͟ː(r)ʃən(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu v link ADJ to n If one amount is proportional to another, the two amounts increase and decrease at the same rate so there is always the same relationship between them. [FORMAL] Loss of weight is directly… …
20proportional — adj. & n. adj. in due proportion; comparable (a proportional increase in the expense; resentment proportional to his injuries). n. Math. each of the terms of a proportion. Phrases and idioms: proportional representation an electoral system in… …
