Definizione monolingua

proportional

proportional (comparative more proportional, superlative most proportional)

1. 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

   • The stopping distance is proportional to the square of the speed of the vehicle. — ""How Far Will It Skid"" at physicsclassroom.com.

2. In proportion (to), proportionate. More common in US than UK.

   Quotation

   • ...how much of the Bush administrations immediate post-9/11 emphasis on Iraq was appropriate and proportional to the overall picture of terrorism — Wikipedia:Foreign_policy_of_the_George_W._Bush_administration retrieved 24 Jan 2005.

Definizione dizionario proportional

	proporzionale
	at a constant ratio (to)

Altri significati:

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.

proportionate