proportional change
collocation in Englishmeaningsofproportionalandchange
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proportional
adjective
uk/prəˈpɔː.ʃən.əl/us/prəˈpɔːr.ʃən.əl/
If two amounts are proportional, they change at the same rate so that the relationship between them does ...
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change
noun
uk/tʃeɪndʒ/us/tʃeɪndʒ/
the act of becoming different, or the result of something ...
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In calculating the sample size necessary for the study we hypothesized aproportionalchangeof 50 % in the proportion of participants with a relapse.
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A higher value implies a higher sensitivity of the population growth rate to aproportionalchangein that matrix element.
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He would have seen the cut sign as requiring some (largely unspecified) acceleration, and the proportion as requiring a specificproportionalchange.
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This calculation gives a single value, r, which is theproportionalchangein plant biomass per day.
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The exponent of each coefficient is theproportionalchangein the hazard rate as a result of a one-unit increase in the value of the relevant independent variable.
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As that reflects the underlyingproportionalchangein ownership, it is consistent with the transparency principle.
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Expression pedals may be non-linear in response, meaning that slight pressure changes may cause a greaterproportionalchangein volume than a more complete depression.
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Thisproportionalchangecauses the drain-to-source current to remain relatively fixed, independent of changes to the drain-to-source voltage, quite unlike its ohmic behavior in the linear mode of operation.
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The hemodynamic responses to each vasodilator were assessed by calculating the proportional changes in pulmonary vascular resistance and the ratio of pulmonary-to-systemic resistance.
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Converting (9) to proportional changes of variables provides a measure of ^ change in real household income.
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