proportional

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A second principle that limits when deadly force can legally be used is proportionality: Shooting someone is only justified when it is a proportional response to the perceived threat.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Then there’s Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey’s proposal, which would let a married couple deduct the first $75,000 of income, with a proportional cut for individuals.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

"According to our plan, it will take at least a week to count the proportional votes, after which the election will go through the official process," he added.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

The other 110 MPs will be selected via proportional representation, which takes into account the proportion of votes cast for a political party nationally.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Lamarck believed that animals adapted to their environments by strengthening or weakening certain traits—“with a power proportional to the length of time it has been so used.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee