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adjective
1.
having due proportion; corresponding.
2.
being in or characterized by proportion.
3.
of, pertaining to, or based on proportion; relative.
4.
Mathematics.
a.
(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.
b.
(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.
Related forms
pro·por·tion·al·i·ty, noun
pro·por·tion·al·ly, adverb
in·ter·pro·por·tion·al, adjective
non·pro·por·tion·al, adjective
non·pro·por·tion·al·ly, adverb
EXPANDsub·pro·por·tion·al, adjective
sub·pro·por·tion·al·ly, adverb
un·pro·por·tion·al, adjective
un·pro·por·tion·al·ly, adverb
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. harmonious, comparative, accordant, consonant, proportionate.
1. harmonious, comparative, accordant, consonant, proportionate.
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Nonproportional
is always a great word to know.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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