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Meanings of inverse proportions in English

A relationship between two variables of the form y=c/x.

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        Examples for "inverse proportionality"
        Examples for "inverse proportionality"
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        Enjoyment of the occasion was in inverse proportion to the advance hype.
        The Irish Times
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        Their powerful materiel is in inverse proportion to the potential of German infantry.
        A writer at war: vasily grossman with the red army
        3
        Air temperatures were plummeting in inverse proportion to the temperature of the negotiations.
        The Irish Times
        4
        Gorham, the eyes are developed, as a rule, in inverse proportion to the luminosity.
        Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) / Wonders of Earth, Sea ...
        5
        The demand for absolute truth is in inverse proportion to the possibility of providing it.
        The Tyranny Of Words
        1
        Is not the motion of a body swift in a reciprocal proportion to the time it takes up in describing any given space?
        Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous in Opposition to Sce...
        2
        The Classes are distinguished from each other in this ingenious system, by the number, situation, adhesion, or reciprocal proportion of the males in each flower.
        The Botanic Garden. Part II. / Containing the Loves of the Plant...
        3
        In the next two Classes, not only the number of stamens are to be observed, but the reciprocal proportions in respect to height.
        The Botanic Garden. Part II. / Containing the Loves of the Plant...
        1
        In the next two Classes, not only the number of stamens are to be observed, but the reciprocal proportions in respect to height.
        The Botanic Garden. Part II. / Containing the Loves of the Plant...
        Usage of inverse proportions in English
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        Hope and reality lie in inverse proportions, inside the walls of a hospital.
        Lone Wolf