Proportional

(noun.) one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion.

(adj.) properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'; 'the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime'; 'earnings relative to production' .

(adj.) having a constant ratio .

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• These slight proportional differences, due to the laws of growth and variation, are not of the slightest use or importance to most species. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• The volume of gas discharged from a pipe is directly proportional to the square of its diameter, and inversely as the square of its length. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• It follows from this law that the density and tension, and therefore the expansive force of a gas, are proportional to the compressing force to which it is subjected. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Proportional representation and preferential voting I have mentioned. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Any device like proportional representation and preferential voting which facilitates the political expression of group interests is worth having. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• The proportional numbers of its inhabitants will almost immediately undergo a change, and some species will probably become extinct. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.

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