Proportional (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. having due proportion; corresponding.
  2. being in or characterized by proportion.
  3. of, relating to, or based on proportion; relative.
  4. Mathematics.
    • (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.
    • (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.
adjective
  1. of, involving, or being in proportion
  2. having or related by a constant ratio
noun
  1. an unknown term in a proportion
Proportional (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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