1. corresponding in size, amount, or degree; having a constant ratio
2. relating to or based on proportion
Usage: mathematics

Examples

• The punishment should be proportional to the crime.
• Her salary increase was proportional to her years of experience.
• The recipe calls for proportional amounts of flour and sugar.
• Tax rates are proportional to income levels.
• The model airplane was built with proportional dimensions.
• Representation in the legislature is proportional to population.
• The force applied is proportional to the acceleration produced.