proportional

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Changing in size or amount in a way that matches another thing.

   The fine is proportional to the seriousness of the offence.

2. 2
   adj

   Having a fixed ratio to something, so that one rises or falls as the other does.

   The pressure of a gas is proportional to its temperature.

Common collocations

• inversely proportional Adverb + adjective
• proportional representation Adjective + noun

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