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Proportional

If $a$ is proportional to $b$, then $a/b$ is a constant. The relationship is written $a\propto b$, which implies

\begin{displaymath}
a=c b,
\end{displaymath}

for some constant $c$.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26