proportional

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Agree on a plan for splitting costs, such as a 50/50 split or one that’s proportional to income, to ensure no one feels stretched or resentful.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

For decades, proportional response functioned less as a strategy than a ritual: hit a transmitter, strike a barracks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

This result directly contradicts the Wiedemann-Franz law, a well-established principle that states heat and electrical conduction in metals should be proportional.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Jane Dodds, the only Lib Dem elected five years ago, said no single party will have a majority when votes are counted using a new, more proportional electoral system.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

It defines the value of a telecommunications network, say, the Internet, as proportional to the square of the number of users.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel