Definition of Proportional
Proportional
pro·por·tion·al
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
corresponding or comparable in size/amount or degree, taking into account the size or degree of some other factor;
e.g. You will be awarded a score that is proportional to your performance, with a strong performance earning a high score.
(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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