Definitions for proportionalprəˈpɔr ʃə nl, -ˈpoʊr-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pro•por•tion•alprəˈpɔr ʃə nl, -ˈpoʊr-(adj.)
having due proportion; corresponding.
being in or characterized by proportion.
of, pertaining to, or based on proportion; relative.
(of two quantities) having the same or a constant ratio or relation.
Category: Math
pro•por′tion•al•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
proportional(adj)
one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion
proportional, relative(adj)
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"
proportional(adj)
having a constant ratio
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
proportional(adjective)əˈpɔr ʃə nl, -ˈpoʊr-
related to sth in size, importance, etc., and changing in a corresponding way as it changes
The punishment must be proportional to the crime.
proportionaləˈpɔr ʃə nl, -ˈpoʊr-
determined according to the total number or size of sth
proportional representation in government; The votes are divided up proportionally, according to district size.
Wiktionary
proportional(Adjective)
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.
Quotation
proportional(Adjective)
In proportion (to), proportionate. More common in US than UK.
Quotation
Webster Dictionary
Proportional(adj)
having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional
Proportional(adj)
relating to, or securing, proportion
Proportional(adj)
constituting a proportion; having the same, or a constant, ratio; as, proportional quantities; momentum is proportional to quantity of matter
Proportional(noun)
any number or quantity in a proportion; as, a mean proportional
Proportional(noun)
the combining weight or equivalent of an element
Translations for proportional
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
proportional(adjective)
the (correct) quantity, size, number etc (of one thing compared with that of another)
For this dish, the butter and flour should be in the proportion of three to four (=eg 300 grammes of butter with every 400 grammes of flour).
- proporsioneelAfrikaans
- نِسْبي، مُتَناسِب مَعArabic
- пропорционаленBulgarian
- proporcionalPortuguese (BR)
- úměrnýCzech
- proportionalGerman
- forholdsmæssig; proportionelDanish
- αναλογικός, ανάλογοςGreek
- proporcionalSpanish
- suhtelineEstonian
- نسبیFarsi
- suhteellinenFinnish
- proportionnelFrench
- יַחַסִיHebrew
- समानुपातीHindi
- arányosHungarian
- proporsionalIndonesian
- hlutfallslegurIcelandic
- proporzionaleItalian
- 釣り合ったJapanese
- 비례하는Korean
- proporcingas, proporcinisLithuanian
- proporcionāls; samērīgsLatvian
- berkadarMalay
- evenredigDutch
- forholdsmessig, proporsjonalNorwegian
- proporcjonalnyPolish
- proporcionalPortuguese
- proporţionalRomanian
- пропорциональныйRussian
- úmernýSlovak
- sorazmerenSlovenian
- proporcionalanSerbian
- proportionellSwedish
- ได้สัดส่วนThai
- orantılıTurkish
- 比例的Chinese (Trad.)
- пропорційнийUkrainian
- متناسبUrdu
- cân xứngVietnamese
- 比例的Chinese (Simp.)
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