Proportional
1proportional — pro‧por‧tio‧nal [prəˈpɔːʆnəl ǁ ɔːr ] also pro‧por‧tion‧ate [prəˈpɔːʆnt ǁ ɔːr ] adjective something that is proportional to something else is related to it in terms of size, amount, importance etc: • The fee charged by the realtor is directly… …
2proporţional — PROPORŢIONÁL, Ă, proporţionali, e, adj. Care formează o proporţie, care corespunde unei proporţii. ♢ Impozit proporţional = impozit stabilit în raport cu venitul cuiva. (mat.) Medie proporţională = rădăcina pătrată a produsului dintre două… …
3proportional — proportional, proportionate, commensurate, commensurable are often used without marked distinction because all mean being duly proportioned to something else. Proportional and proportionate both imply due proportions either to a related thing or… …
4Proportional — Pro*por tion*al, a. [L. proportionalis: cf. F. proportionnel.] 1. Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Relating to, or… …
5Proportional — Pro*por tion*al, a. [L. proportionalis: cf. F. proportionnel.] 1. Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Relating to, or… …
6proportional — proportional, proportionate Both words mean ‘in due proportion, comparable’, and are used almost interchangeably, except in certain fixed expressions such as proportional parts and proportional representation. Otherwise, when proportional occurs… …
7Proportional — Pro*por tion*al, n. 1. (Math.) Any number or quantity in a proportion; as, a mean proportional. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) The combining weight or equivalent of an element. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …
8proportional — Adj. (Mittelstufe) in gleichem Verhältnis zueinander stehend Beispiel: Die Nachfrage wächst proportional zum Bevölkerungswachstum. Kollokation: proportionaler Anteil am Vermögen …
9proportional — [prə pôr′shə nəl, prōpôr′shə nəl] adj. [ME proporcional < L proportionalis] 1. of or determined by proportion; relative 2. having, or being in, proportion [pay proportional to work done] 3. Math. having the same or a constant ratio n. a… …
10Proportional — sind Größen, welche eine Proportion (s.d.) bilden, dahin gehören Waaren mit ihren Preisen, Capitale mit den Zinsen, Kräfte mit ihren Geschwindigkeiten, Parallelogramme von[630] gleicher Höhe mit ihren Grundlinien, od. von gleichen Grundlinien mit …
