directly proportional
Adjective
Meaning
directly proportional (not comparable)
(mathematics) Proportional to a constant multiple of an independent variable.
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Examples
The importance of information is directly proportional to its improbability.
The rate at which a person can mature is directly proportional to the embarrassment he can tolerate.
When you run into someone who is disagreeable to others, you may be sure he is uncomfortable with himself; the amount of pain we inflict upon others is directly proportional to the amount we feel within us.
Your ability to generate power is directly proportional to your ability to relax.
Your chances of success are directly proportional to the degree of pleasure you desire from what you do. If you are in a job you hate, face the fact squarely and get out.
The badness of a movie is directly proportional to the number of helicopters in it.