proportionally
Definition
- Adverb:
- In a way that corresponds in size, amount, or degree to something else: It describes an action or change that happens at a rate or scale that maintains a consistent relationship or ratio with another factor.
Usage
- The adverb "proportionally" is used to describe how one quantity changes relative to another. It indicates that two things increase or decrease together, maintaining the same ratio.
- It is often used in mathematical, economic, and comparative contexts.
- It can frequently be interchanged with "proportionately."
Examples
- Adverb:
- Taxes are calculated proportionally to income. (The amount of tax increases at the same rate as income increases.)
- Resources were distributed proportionally based on each department's size. (Larger departments received more resources, maintaining a fair ratio.)
- As the company grows, its charitable donations increase proportionally. (The donations scale up at a consistent rate with the company's growth.)
Advanced Usage
- "proportionally related": Having a connection where one element scales directly with another.
- The risk of injury is proportionally related to the speed of the vehicle.
- "vary proportionally": To change at the same relative rate.
- In an ideal gas, pressure and temperature vary proportionally when volume is constant.
Variants and Related Words
- Proportionate (adjective): Corresponding in size or amount to something else.
- The punishment was proportionate to the crime.
- Proportion (noun): A part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole.
- A large proportion of the budget is spent on research.
- Proportionately (adverb): Synonym for proportionally; in proportion.
- The funds were allocated proportionately.
Synonyms
- Correspondingly: In an analogous or comparable manner.
- Equivalently: In a way that is equal in value, amount, or meaning.
- In proportion: Maintaining the correct or appropriate relationship in size, amount, or degree.
Antonyms
- Disproportionately: To an extent that is too large or too small in comparison with something else.
- Unequally: In a way that is not the same in amount, size, or value.
Related Phrases
- Directly proportional: (Technical phrase) Having a constant ratio between two quantities.
- The force applied is directly proportional to the acceleration produced.
- Scale proportionally: To increase or decrease in size while maintaining the same relative dimensions or relationships.
- The design allows the model to scale proportionally for production.
Adverb
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to a proportionate degree
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your salary will rise proportionately to your workload
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