proportional

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proportional

[ˌpʁopɔʁt͡si̯oˈnaːl]

Rhymes with aːl

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vom spätlateinischen proportionalis ^(→ la) entlehnt

adjective proportional · proportionaler · am proportionalsten · proportionale · proportionales

einer Proportion entsprechend, in einem ausgeglichenen Verhältnis befindlich „Nirgendwo sonst leben proportional zur Einwohnerzahl so viele Millionäre wie in Singapur, […].“
Opposite: disproportional, unproportional
sich im gleichen Verhältnis ändernd „Die Varianz der Driftzeit ist direkt proportional zum Driftweg bzw. zur Driftzeit.“
Opposite: antiproportional

In English

proportional at a constant ratio (to)
pro rata in proportion to some factor
proportionally in proportion

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@misc{proportional_2026,
  title = {proportional},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/proportional},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}