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单词 direct proportion
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Definition of direct proportion in English:

direct proportion

(also direct ratio)
noun
mass noun
  • The relation between quantities whose ratio is constant.

    sensors emit an electronic signal in direct proportion to the amount of light detected
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The really interesting thing is that this prejudice is in direct ratio to proximity.
    • The risk of damage climbs very rapidly in direct proportion to the weight of the bird.
    • The mainstream denominations have stagnated or declined in direct proportion to the extent to which they have gotten less interested in faith and more interested in politics.
    • Sadly, one has to observe that our personal standards and an acceptance of what is right and wrong seem to have declined in direct proportion to our levels of prosperity.
    • The levels of ‘ordinary’ crime will always rise in direct proportion to the growth of drug taking and subsequent addiction.
    • There are myriad examples of American hype as well - the quality and quantity of saccharine and nostalgia in direct proportion to the evil or self-interest being undertaken.
    • And when we have the ability to exercise force it allows us to leverage our power in direct proportion to the moral disapprobation of the rest of the world.
    • If social justice is distribution of common wealth in direct proportion to the population of various communities, perhaps Communalism is a better alternative to usher in a just society.
    • These 800 members have not been elected in direct proportion to the general population of 3.2 million eligible voters.
    • Big business has prospered in direct proportion to the constant erosion of living standards.
    • Boxing (though I find it wholly distasteful) can offer true TV drama though the chances of a memorable bout seem to have gone down in direct ratio to the greed of the promoters.
    • The only beneficiaries of all this could be divorce lawyers as a certain survey conducted has shown that increase in family squabbles and number of divorce cases are in direct proportion to the rise in temperature.
    • New investigations of well-known sources continue to yield insight into the works they transmit in direct proportion to the imagination and erudition of the investigators.
    • Unfortunately, my social life at present seems to be curving up in direct proportion to the amount of work to be done - the give in the equation coming out of sleeping hours.
    • Or as Newton put it, two objects exert a gravitational force on one another that is in direct proportion to their masses and in inverse proportion to the square of their distance.
    • These clusters of new mutant alleles reduce the cost of natural selection in direct proportion to the relative size of the cluster.
    • Moreover, the total amount of each type of atom that accumulated at the terminals was found to increase in direct proportion to the quantity of electricity applied.
    • Finally, take action and remember: The power of the action you take is in direct proportion to how powerful you feel as an individual.
    • ‘The amount of energy the forecasters expend is not in direct proportion to their achievement,’ he said.
    • These are variable costs because they increase in direct proportion to the volume of service.
 
 

Definition of direct proportion in US English:

direct proportion

(also direct ratio)
noun
  • The relation between quantities whose ratio is constant.

    sensors emit an electronic signal in direct proportion to the amount of light detected
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Moreover, the total amount of each type of atom that accumulated at the terminals was found to increase in direct proportion to the quantity of electricity applied.
    • Finally, take action and remember: The power of the action you take is in direct proportion to how powerful you feel as an individual.
    • The mainstream denominations have stagnated or declined in direct proportion to the extent to which they have gotten less interested in faith and more interested in politics.
    • These are variable costs because they increase in direct proportion to the volume of service.
    • The levels of ‘ordinary’ crime will always rise in direct proportion to the growth of drug taking and subsequent addiction.
    • The only beneficiaries of all this could be divorce lawyers as a certain survey conducted has shown that increase in family squabbles and number of divorce cases are in direct proportion to the rise in temperature.
    • New investigations of well-known sources continue to yield insight into the works they transmit in direct proportion to the imagination and erudition of the investigators.
    • Big business has prospered in direct proportion to the constant erosion of living standards.
    • Or as Newton put it, two objects exert a gravitational force on one another that is in direct proportion to their masses and in inverse proportion to the square of their distance.
    • And when we have the ability to exercise force it allows us to leverage our power in direct proportion to the moral disapprobation of the rest of the world.
    • Boxing (though I find it wholly distasteful) can offer true TV drama though the chances of a memorable bout seem to have gone down in direct ratio to the greed of the promoters.
    • Sadly, one has to observe that our personal standards and an acceptance of what is right and wrong seem to have declined in direct proportion to our levels of prosperity.
    • If social justice is distribution of common wealth in direct proportion to the population of various communities, perhaps Communalism is a better alternative to usher in a just society.
    • The risk of damage climbs very rapidly in direct proportion to the weight of the bird.
    • ‘The amount of energy the forecasters expend is not in direct proportion to their achievement,’ he said.
    • There are myriad examples of American hype as well - the quality and quantity of saccharine and nostalgia in direct proportion to the evil or self-interest being undertaken.
    • The really interesting thing is that this prejudice is in direct ratio to proximity.
    • These 800 members have not been elected in direct proportion to the general population of 3.2 million eligible voters.
    • These clusters of new mutant alleles reduce the cost of natural selection in direct proportion to the relative size of the cluster.
    • Unfortunately, my social life at present seems to be curving up in direct proportion to the amount of work to be done - the give in the equation coming out of sleeping hours.
 
 
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