The adjective proportional describes something that has a relative size or amount to something else. When you're a mom, you know it's best to make sure chores are given out proportional amounts according to age and size of your kids.
Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree;
Noun
one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion
Adjective S.
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"
Adjective S.
increasing as the amount taxed increases
a.
Having a due proportion, or comparative relation;
being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are
proportional.
a.
Relating to, or securing, proportion.
a.
Constituting a proportion; having the same, or a
constant, ratio; as, proportional quantities; momentum is proportional
to quantity of matter.
n.
Any number or quantity in a proportion; as, a mean
proportional.
n.
The combining weight or equivalent of an element.
Proportional
Proportional
Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree;
Any number or quantity in a proportion;
Usage Examples
Eccentricity has always abounded when and where strength of character had abounded and the amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and courage which it contained.
The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe increased presence of Muslims in Italy and in Europe is directly proportional to our loss of freedom.
Your chances of success are directly proportional to the degree of pleasure you desire from what you do. If you are in a job you hate, face the fact squarely and get out.
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