proportional
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: ∝.
Other meanings
Of a typeface, having characters with natural (non-uniform) width (in contrast to monospace typefaces).
In proportion (to), proportionate.
Related words
- multiproportional
- overproportional
- proportionalism
- proportionalist
- proportionalize
- subproportional
- unproportional
- proportional navigation
- proportionality
- proportional representation
- inversely proportional
- directly proportional
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