Proportional — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion

properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹəpˈɔːɹʃənəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹəpˈɔːʃənəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹəpˈɔːʃənəl/

4 syllables Say it as /pɹəpˈɔːɹʃənəl/.

Examples

the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime
earnings relative to production

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

relative

Parts of Speech

noun	one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion
adjective	properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to' “the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime”
adjective	having a constant ratio

Word Forms

relativity	noun	the quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else
proportionality	noun	a ratio of two quantities that is constant

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

proportionnel

une des quantités dans une proportion mathématique

🇪🇸Spanish

proporcional

una de las cantidades en una proporción matemática

🇮🇹Italian

proporzionale

una delle quantità in una proporzione matematica

🇳🇱Dutch

evenredig

een van de grootheden in een wiskundige verhouding

🇵🇹Portuguese

proporcional

uma das quantidades em uma proporção matemática

🇷🇺Russian

пропорциональный

одна из величин в математической пропорции

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आनुपातिक

गणितीय अनुपात में मात्राओं में से एक

🇧🇩Bengali

সমানুপাতিক

একটি গাণিতিক অনুপাতে পরিমাণের একটি

🇮🇳Tamil

விகிதாசார

ஒரு கணித விகிதத்தில் உள்ள அளவுகளில் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

దామాషా

గణిత నిష్పత్తిలో పరిమాణాలలో ఒకటి

🇮🇳Marathi

आनुपातिक

गणिती प्रमाणात प्रमाणांपैकी एक

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રમાણસર

ગાણિતિક પ્રમાણમાં જથ્થાઓમાંથી એક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಮಾಣಾನುಗುಣವಾದ

ಗಣಿತದ ಅನುಪಾತದಲ್ಲಿನ ಪ್ರಮಾಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആനുപാതികമായ

ഒരു ഗണിത അനുപാതത്തിലുള്ള അളവുകളിലൊന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੁਪਾਤਕ

ਇੱਕ ਗਣਿਤਿਕ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਾਤਰਾਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

متناسب

ریاضیاتی تناسب میں مقداروں میں سے ایک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

比例

数学比例中的数量之一

🇯🇵Japanese

比例

数学的比例における量の 1 つ

🇰🇷Korean

비례항

수학적 비율로 나타낸 양 중 하나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tỷ lệ thuận

một trong những đại lượng theo tỷ lệ toán học

🇹🇭Thai

สัดส่วน

ปริมาณหนึ่งในสัดส่วนทางคณิตศาสตร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

sebanding

salah satu besaran dalam proporsi matematis

🇵🇭Filipino

proporsyonal

isa sa mga dami sa isang mathematical na proporsyon

🇲🇾Malay

berkadar

satu daripada kuantiti dalam perkadaran matematik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متناسب

إحدى الكميات في نسبة رياضية

🇮🇷Persian

متناسب

یکی از کمیت ها به نسبت ریاضی

🇹🇷Turkish

orantılı

Matematiksel orandaki miktarlardan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

יַחֲסִי

אחת הכמויות בפרופורציה מתמטית

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