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