proportional
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Is proportional a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (mathematics) 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: ∝.Examples: "For example, according to the gas laws, pressure is directly proportional to temperature: the quotient derived from pressure (numerator) and temperature (denominator) will be constant; however, pressure is inversely proportional to volume, meaning that the product between volume and pressure will be constant."
2. (chiefly US) In proportion (to), proportionate.Examples: "This ensures consistency across your website design so that you don't end up with elements that are not adequately proportional with each other."US
noun (English)
1. (mathematics, geometry, archaic) A proportion.Examples: "It is almost superfluous to remark that the numbers attached to the elements of compounds are those of the proportionals in which they combine […]"archaic
Definition source: Wiktionary