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English Dictionary: proportional	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
proportional adj properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'; "the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime"; "earnings relative to production" Synonym(s): proportional, relative having a constant ratio n one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Logistic \Logis"tic\, Logistical \Logis"tic*al\, a. [Gr. [?] skilled in calculating, [?] to calculate, fr. lo`gos word, number, reckoning: cf. F. logistique.] 1. Logical. [Obs.] --Berkeley. 2. (Math.) Sexagesimal, or made on the scale of 60; as, logistic, or sexagesimal, arithmetic. {Logistic}, [or] {Proportional}, {logarithms}, certain logarithmic numbers used to shorten the calculation of the fourth term of a proportion of which one of the terms is a given constant quantity, commonly one hour, while the other terms are expressed in minutes and seconds; -- not now used.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proportional \Propor"tional\, n. 1. (Math.) Any number or quantity in a proportion; as, a mean proportional. 2. (Chem.) The combining weight or equivalent of an element. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proportional \Propor"tional\, a. [L. proportionalis: cf. F. proportionnel.] 1. Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional. --Milton. 2. Relating to, or securing, proportion. --Hutton. 3. (Math.) Constituting a proportion; having the same, or a constant, ratio; as, proportional quantities; momentum is proportional to quantity of matter. {Proportional logarithms}, logistic logarithms. See under {Logistic}. {Proportional scale}, a scale on which are marked parts proportional to the logarithms of the natural numbers; a logarithmic scale. {Proportional} {scales, compasses, dividers}, etc. (Draughting), instruments used in making copies of drawings, or drawings of objects, on an enlarged or reduced scale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Compasses \Com"pass*es\, n., pl. An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures, etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches, or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they move. Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring without adjustable points are generally called dividers. See {Dividers}. {Bow compasses}. See {Bow-compass}. {Caliber compasses}, {Caliper compasses}. See {Calipers}. {Proportional}, {Triangular}, etc., {compasses}. See under {Proportional}, etc.