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Proportional

Proportional Meaning & Definition
Proportional Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Proportional?

[n] one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion
[adj] properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'; "punishment oughtt to be proportional to the crime"; "earnings relative to production"
[adj] increasing as the amount taxed increases

Synonyms | Synonyms for Proportional: graduated | progressive | proportionate | relative

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See Also | proportion | proportionality | quantity

Proportional In Webster's Dictionary

\Pro*por"tion*al\, a. [L. proportionalis: cf. F. proportionnel.] 1. Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional. --Milton. 2. Relating to, or securing, proportion. --Hutton. 3. (Math.) Constituting a proportion; having the same, or a constant, ratio; as, proportional quantities; momentum is proportional to quantity of matter. {Proportional logarithms}, logistic logarithms. See under {Logistic}. {Proportional scale}, a scale on which are marked parts proportional to the logarithms of the natural numbers; a logarithmic scale. {Proportional} {scales, compasses, dividers}, etc. (Draughting), instruments used in making copies of drawings, or drawings of objects, on an enlarged or reduced scale.
\Pro*por"tion*al\, n. 1. (Math.) Any number or quantity in a proportion; as, a mean proportional. 2. (Chem.) The combining weight or equivalent of an element. [Obs.]

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