inversely

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Bond yields and prices move inversely, so higher yields mean the value of the underlying bonds has fallen.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 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

Day-to-day moves during the war show a link has returned, moving inversely in 11 out of the past 15 days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

That means for now, the stocks look set to move inversely to oil prices.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

He also noted, though, from Kepler’s laws, that the ‘endeavours of receding from the Sun’ of the planets in their orbits were inversely proportional to the squares of their distances from the Sun.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin