inverse proportion

Noun

Meaning

inverse proportion (uncountable)

(mathematics) The property of being inversely proportional.
Synonym: reciprocal proportion

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations. Michael Fox

The time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved. C. Northcote Parkinson

Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value. ... Unqualified judgment can at most claim to decide the market-value - a value that can be in inverse proportion to the intrinsic value. Arnold Schoenberg

I have long held the opinion that the amount of noise that anyone can bear undisturbed stands in inverse proportion to his mental capacity and therefore be regarded as a pretty fair measure of it. Arthur Schopenhauer

The Law of Triviality... briefly stated, it means that the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved. C. Northcote Parkinson

Where does this road lead? And where does it go from there? Even if I imagine [the possibilities] Of course, I have no clue. I feel the more I wish to be strong The weaker my heart becomes In inverse proportion. Ayumi Hamasaki

Close letter words and terms

inverse operation inverse osmosis inverse partial newline-sensitive matching inverse Pythagorean theorem inverse relation inverse secant