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   proportional

   /prəˈpɔːʃən(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. corresponding in size or amount to something else: "the punishment should be proportional to the crime"
   • ▪ (of a variable quantity) having a constant ratio to another quantity.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin proportionalis, from proportio(n-) (see proportion).

   Scrabble Points: 16

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