Definition of Proportional
Proportional
Pro·por·tion·al
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
Having a size or amount that is related to something else in a consistent way.
e.g. The company's profits were proportional to the number of employees.
(adjective)
(mathematics) having the same ratio to some other quantity, and thus determined by this quantity;
e.g. The amount of money you spend on supplies is proportional to the amount of supplies you buy, because if you buy more supplies, you will spend more money.
(noun)
a quantity that occurs in a relationship to some other quantity, this relationship being a proportion or balance;
e.g. The distance you travel is a proportional of the time for which you travel, since you are likely to go further if you drive for longer.
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