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inversely proportional

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Proportional to the reciprocal of the independent variable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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  • Czech: nepřímo úměrný — proportional to the reciprocal of the independent variable
  • Dutch: omgekeerd evenredig — proportional to the reciprocal of the independent variable
  • Finnish: kääntäen verrannollinen — proportional to the reciprocal of the independent variable
  • French: inversement proportionnel — proportional to the reciprocal of the independent variable
  • German: umgekehrt proportional — proportional to the reciprocal of the independent variable
  • Hungarian: fordítottan arányos — proportional to the reciprocal of the independent variable
  • Indonesian: berbanding terbalik — proportional to the reciprocal of the independent variable
  • Polish: odwrotnie proporcjonalny — proportional to the reciprocal of the independent variable
  • Russian: обра́тно пропорци́она́льный (obrátno proporcíonálʹnyj) — proportional to the reciprocal of the independent variable
  • Swedish: omvänt proportionell — proportional to the reciprocal of the independent variable
  • Telugu: విలోమానుపాతం (vilōmānupātaṁ) — proportional to the reciprocal of the independent variable
  • Vietnamese: tỉ lệ nghịch — proportional to the reciprocal of the independent variable