proportional
adjective
uk/prəˈpɔː.ʃən.əl/us/prəˈpɔːr.ʃən.əl/(alsoproportionate,uk/prəˈpɔː.ʃən.ət/us/prəˈpɔːr.ʃən.ət/)If twoamountsare proportional, theychangeat the samerateso that therelationshipbetween them does notchange:
与…成比例的Weight is proportionaltosize.重量与大小是成比例的。
Howfaryou go isdirectlyproportional to howfastyou go(= as one thingincreases, the otherincreasesatexactlythe samerate).走多远与走多快成正比(=一方增值,另一方亦以完全相同的比率增值)。
There's afalseideathatphysicalprowessandintellectualabilityareinverselyproportional(= as one getsbigger, the other getssmaller).有一种误解认为体力和智力成反比(=一个变大,另一个就变小)。
Numerical relationships
- absolute maximum
- absolute minimum
- arithmetic progression
- cardinality
- decreasing
- differential
- golden ratio
- intersect
- inverse function
- inverse proportion
- linear
- linearly
- percent
- percentage
- prorate
- prorated
- quantile
- ratio
- recursion
- trinomial