inversely

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Stocks and Treasury bonds were rallying on Wednesday, with bond yields — which move inversely to prices — moving lower as oil prices retreated.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Bond prices move inversely with yields, so rising yields mean lower prices, and vice versa.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

That means the two are strongly inversely correlated.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Their experiments revealed a consistent pattern: the height at which drainage begins is inversely related to the liquid content of the foam, regardless of the type of surfactant or the size of the bubbles.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

The force declines inversely as the square of distance.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan