proportional — meaning in English
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English meaning
- pro rata adjective Worked out in proportion to a larger whole, so that each part gets a share matching its size, time or contribution.
- proportional adj Corresponding in size or degree to something else, changing at a matching rate.
- proportionally adv In a way that matches or relates correctly to something else in size or amount.
Senses
proportional is used for these senses in English:
- pro rata (of an allocation) In proportion to some factor that can be exactly calculated.
- proportional (mathematics) 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. Symbol: ∝.
- proportionally In proportion; in due degree; adapted relatively.
pro rata — full definition
- adjective Worked out in proportion to a larger whole, so that each part gets a share matching its size, time or contribution.
- adverb In proportion; by a matching share.
proportional — full definition
- adj Corresponding in size or degree to something else, changing at a matching rate.
- adj (of a typeface) Having letters of varying width rather than all the same width.
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