Sample Sentences forinversely proportional (editor-reviewed)
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With a progressive tax, income is inversely proportional to tax rate.inversely proportional = the condition of two things being related in such a manner that when one increases, the other decreases
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Sound intensity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source.
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The utility of a dollar is inversely proportional to the size of income.
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The vibration frequency of the string is inversely proportional to its length.
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The speed of the snow plow is inversely proportional to the depth of the snow.
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Culturologists state a "law" of religious freedom which they say is invariant: Religious freedom in a cultural complex is inversely proportional to the strength of the strongest religion.† (source)
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The volume of the balloon is inversely proportional to the pressure exerted on it.†
inversely proportional = the condition of two things being related in such a manner that when one increases, the other decreases
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