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His earnings are directly proportional to the number of units he sells.
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In fact, however, he is not overlooked but derided or reviled -- the strength of the populace’s reactions is directly proportional to its horror at his accuracy.
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David Mamet, National Review, 21 Nov. 2024
Scalability The volume of data and information is directly proportional to the growth of a company.
—Jose Giammattei, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Non-centrosymmetric crystals distorted under stress have an imbalance in their internal electric configuration, which produces an electrical potential—or voltage—across the crystal that is directly proportional to the applied mechanical force.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2024
The difficulty of solving this problem is directly proportional to the number of possible primes that must be tested.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2024
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David Mamet, National Review, 21 Nov. 2024
Scalability The volume of data and information is directly proportional to the growth of a company.
—Jose Giammattei, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Non-centrosymmetric crystals distorted under stress have an imbalance in their internal electric configuration, which produces an electrical potential—or voltage—across the crystal that is directly proportional to the applied mechanical force.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2024
The difficulty of solving this problem is directly proportional to the number of possible primes that must be tested.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Directly proportional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/directly%20proportional. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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