Look up: proportional

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   proportional
   [adj] - properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics 2. [n] - one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion
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   proportional
   (Learning Modules / Mathematics / Modelling projectiles) Increases as the reference increases.
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   Proportional
   Sometimes known as gain, this is the 'P' in the commonly used abbreviation P.I.D. A method for multiplying error between demand and feedback by a set amount.
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   proportional
   a tax that takes constant percentage of any tax base Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs • in a controller with proportional action,the reciprocal of the gain of the controller expressed as a percentage of the measuring span Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • the maximum stress at which strain remains directly proportional to str...
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   Proportional
   Pro·por'tion·al adjective [ Latin proportionalis : confer French proportionnel .] 1. Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional . Milton. 2. Relating to, or securing, proportion. Hutton. 3. (Math.) Constituting a proportion; having the same ...
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   Proportional
   Pro·por'tion·al noun 1. (Math.) Any number or quantity in a proportion; as, a mean proportional . 2. (Chemistry) The combining weight or equivalent of an element. [ Obsolete]
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   proportional
   Being in proportion: corresponding in size, degree or intensity, having the same or a constant ratio, of, relating to or used in determining proportions. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   proportional
   relative adjective properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to`; `the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime`; `earnings relative to production`
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   proportional
   noun one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion
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    proportional
    adjective (of taxes) increasing as the amount taxed increases
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    Proportional
    • (a.) Relating to, or securing, proportion. • (a.) Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional. • (n.) Any number or quantity in a proportion; as, a mean proportional. • (n.) The combining weight or equivalent of an element. • (a.) C...
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    proportional
    being in proportion : corresponding in size, degree, or intensity, having the same or a constant ratio; of, relating to, or used in determining proportions.
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    Proportional
    Cause and effect relationship between two variables where a positive or negative change in the quantity of one causes a predictable similar quantity change in the other.
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    proportional
    A variable a is said to be directly proportional to b if a/b is a constant. The relationship is written a b, which implies that a = kb, where k is a constant. If a is inversely proportional to b, this is written a 1/b.
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