Synonym: graduated, relative. Similar words: proportion, in proportion to, portion, constitutional convention, national, abortion, professional, emotional. Meaning: [prə'pɔrʃnəl /-'pɔː-] n. one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion. adj. 1. properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to' 2. (of taxes) increasing as the amount taxed increases 3. having a constant ratio.
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31. The weights are modified by an amount proportional to the first derivative of the error with respect to the weight.
32. Of the total seats, 75 are filled by direct election and 25 on the basis of proportional representation.
33. A proportional representation system is to apply to future elections.
34. Proportional hazards analysis was used to estimate relative risks adjusted for several covariates.
35. As the essential measure to secure and entrench lasting reform we will introduce fair votes by proportional representation for Parliamentary elections.
36. The theorem states that the posterior probability is proportional to the prior probability multiplied by the likelihood.
37. A second reform is therefore essential - to turn the national insurance tax from a proportional into a progressive tax.
38. But it will be no more than second-best representation, and certainly not proportional representation.
39. Elections to a lower house of parliament would be by proportional representation and an upper house would be appointed by provincial governments.
40. Curvature and torsion are not easy to measure directly but their being proportional has a straight forward measurable consequence.
41. The main areas of dispute had been an executive president, a second house of parliament, and proportional representation.
42. Home rule and proportional representation are the means by which we shall break the stranglehold of Westminster.
43. Any area distal to the point of maximum width contributes only drag, which is proportional to total tail area.
44. The centripetal force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the centre.
45. The voltage induced in the pickup coil by this waveform is directly proportional to the rate of change of magnetic induction.
46. I would discuss the script, say, on proportional representation, and then give him free rein.
47. Above this frequency, the attenuation ceases to be negligible and the phase shift ceases to be sufficiently proportional to frequency.
48. We compared the risks between treatments with the Cox proportional hazards model. adjusting for age and smoking.
49. In this respect the incidence of neurosis seems inversely proportional to social disorder.
50. Table 11.7 lays out the main elements and their likely proportional magnitude.
51. Using the condition, the denominator may be shown to be proportional to, which in steady state is strictly positive for.
52. Proportional systems elect several candidates in multi-member constituencies, giving due weight to minority votes.
53. He maintained his refusal to comment on the polls, and remained adamant he would never do deals on proportional representation.
54. Overall, these various proportional systems achieve a greater or lesser degree of proportionality in representation.
55. Because the energy of a moving body is proportional to the square of the velocity.
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56. The political element would be secured through the adoption of proportional representation.
57. A lower house would be elected according to a system of proportional representation combining regional and national lists.
58. The number of interconnects in a neural network is directly proportional to the complexity of the model that can be implemented.
59. Show that if the tax employed is proportional, there is unanimous agreement on, where Y denotes the mean.
60. The amount of colour developed during a fixed time is proportional to the tissue type plasminogen activator activity in the sample.
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