proportionality.

1. A relationship in which relevant quantities stand in a constant ratio under the specified model.

2. An appropriately scaled relation between a measure, burden or response and its purpose or relevant circumstances.

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Words that belong together

• direct proportionality
• proportionality between quantities

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Direct proportionality held only within the range specified by the model.

The proportionality between the quantities was checked rather than inferred from a similar trend.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: criterion analysis, relative importance, potential and actual distinction, evidence interpretation. Disciplines: academic writing, institutional analysis, research and conceptual explanation. Commonness: moderately common.