proportional : Idioms & Phrases

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  • noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
    deuce-ace; trio; triplet; tercet; tierce; troika; three; trey; ternion; trine; ternary; triad; threesome; leash; III; trinity; terzetto.
  • adjective satellite being one more than two
    iii; three.
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  • . (Math.) Constituting a proportion; having the same, or a constant, ratio; as, proportional quantities; momentum is proportional to quantity of matter.
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Continual proportionals

  • (Math.), quantities in continued proportion.
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Directly proportional

  • (Math.), proportional in the order of the terms; increasing or decreasing together, and with a constant ratio; opposed to inversely proportional.
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Inversely proportional

  • . See Directly proportional, under Directly, and Inversion, 4.
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Mean proportional

  • (between two numbers) (Math.), the square root of their product.
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proportional counter

  • noun counter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions produced
    proportional counter.
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proportional counter tube

  • noun counter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions produced
    proportional counter.
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proportional font

  • noun any font whose different characters have different widths
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Proportional logarithms

  • logistic logarithms. See under Logistic.
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proportional representation

  • noun representation of all parties in proportion to their popular vote
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proportional sample

  • noun the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum
    stratified sample; representative sample.
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proportional sampling

  • noun the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum
    representative sampling; stratified sampling.
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Proportional scale

  • a scale on which are marked parts proportional to the logarithms of the natural numbers; a logarithmic scale.
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Proportional scales, compasses, dividers, etc.

  • (Draughting), instruments used in making copies of drawings, or drawings of objects, on an enlarged or reduced scale.
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proportional tax

  • noun any tax in which the rate is constant as the amount subject to taxation increases
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Reciprocally proportional

  • (Arith. & Alg.), proportional, as two variable quantities, so that the one shall have a constant ratio to the reciprocal of the other.
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