(adj) :
at a constant ratio (to). Two magnitudes (numbers) are said to be proportional if the second varies in a direct relation arithmetically to the first; in proportion (to), proportionate. More common in US than UK
"the stopping distance is proportional to the square of the speed of the vehicle. — at physicsclassroom.com."
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(adj) :
at a constant ratio (to). Two magnitudes (numbers) are said to be proportional if the second varies in a direct relation arithmetically to the first; in proportion (to), proportionate. More common in US than UK
"the stopping distance is proportional to the square of the speed of the vehicle. — at physicsclassroom.com."