proportional
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His custom-built cutlery bins, meanwhile, are exactly proportional to the length of his spoons and knives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Additional plaques may not produce a proportional increase in sleep disruption.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
It said the change in approach would extend "the Navy's reach, resilience and firepower without a proportional increase in crew or cost".
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Also, having large frontal areas with an open cargo bed, the typical pickup design generates high aerodynamic drag, a factor that increases consumption proportional to the square of the velocity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Similarly, in Friedmann’s model the speed at which any two galaxies are moving apart is proportional to the distance between them.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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