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Adjective: proportional  pru'por-shu-nul
  1. Properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by 'to'
    "the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime"
    - relative
     
  2. Having a constant ratio
Noun: proportional  pru'por-shu-nul
  1. One of the quantities in a mathematical proportion

Derived forms: proportionals

See also: proportionality, proportionally, proportionate

Type of: quantity

Part of: proportion

Encyclopedia: Proportional