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Meanings of reciprocal 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
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Air temperatures were plummeting in inverse proportion to the temperature of the negotiations.
The Irish Times
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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 ...
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The demand for absolute truth is in inverse proportion to the possibility of providing it.
The Tyranny Of Words
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Hope and reality lie in inverse proportions, inside the walls of a hospital.
Lone Wolf
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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...
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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...
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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 reciprocal proportions in English
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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...