French word

proportionnalité

Pronunciation

IPA/pʁopɔʁsjɔnalite/

Meaning

  • feminine nounproportionality

Example

Il y a une proportionnalité entre le nombre d'heures travaillées et le salaire.

There is a proportional relationship between the number of hours worked and the salary.

Illustration for proportionnalité (proportionality)

More examples

On remarque la proportionnalité entre la quantité et le prix quand on compare des paquets.

You notice the proportionality between the quantity and the price when comparing packages.

Core concept

A balanced scale in which changing one quantity by a fixed factor changes the other by the same factor.

Common phrases

  • proportionnalité entre la quantité et le prix

    proportionality between the quantity and the price

  • proportionnalité entre les heures travaillées et le salaire

    proportionality between the hours worked and the wages

  • proportionnalité des ingrédients

    proportionality of the ingredients

Similar words

proportion: A numerical value showing how much of a whole a part represents.
pourcentage: A numerical value showing a share out of one hundred.

Definition in French

Relation entre deux quantités telles que le rapport entre elles reste constant.

Word origin

French proportionnalité derives from proportionnel with the suffix -ité, while proportionnel ultimately goes back to Latin proportio, meaning 'ratio'.

Usage tips

  • The standard construction is être proportionnel à, with à introducing the quantity used for comparison.

Opposites

  • déséquilibreimbalancenoun
  • disproportiondisproportionnoun

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