inversement proportionnel — meaning in English
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English meaning
- inversely proportional adjective Related in such a way that when one quantity increases, the other decreases by the same factor, so that multiplying the two together always gives the same number.
Senses
inversement proportionnel is used for these senses in English:
- inversely proportional (mathematics) Proportional to the reciprocal of the independent variable.
inversely proportional — full definition
- adjective Related in such a way that when one quantity increases, the other decreases by the same factor, so that multiplying the two together always gives the same number.
- adjective Loosely, moving in opposite directions: as one thing goes up the other goes down.