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The study indicates that the unemployment rate and inflation are inversely proportional.
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Hardly wide enough to stand on, sometimes as thin as a phone case, teensy balconies have been striping the façades of new, multifamily buildings across Brooklyn and Queens at a rate inversely proportional to their usefulness.
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 24 Feb. 2025
Much like a single dish, the resolution of such a virtual telescope is inversely proportional to its physical size.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Nov. 2017
There’s a running theory on Reddit that the length of Nicolas Cage’s hair in a movie is inversely proportional to the quality of the film.
—Emily Heller, Vulture, 12 July 2024
Your enjoyment of travel is inversely proportional to the size of your luggage.
—Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 21 Oct. 2024
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 24 Feb. 2025
Much like a single dish, the resolution of such a virtual telescope is inversely proportional to its physical size.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Nov. 2017
There’s a running theory on Reddit that the length of Nicolas Cage’s hair in a movie is inversely proportional to the quality of the film.
—Emily Heller, Vulture, 12 July 2024
Your enjoyment of travel is inversely proportional to the size of your luggage.
—Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Inversely proportional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inversely%20proportional. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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