单词 | proportional |
释义 | proportional —proportionality, n. —proportionally, adv. /preuh pawr"sheuh nl, -pohr"-/, adj. 1. having due proportion; corresponding. 2. being in or characterized by proportion. 3. of, pertaining to, or based on proportion; relative. 4. Math. a. (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. b. (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. [1350-1400; ME proporcional < L proportionalis. See PROPORTION, -AL1] Syn. 1. harmonious, comparative, accordant, consonant, proportionate. |
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