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proportional - one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion. quantity - the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable. proportion - the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole.
Variable y is directly proportional to the variable x. In mathematics, two variables are proportional if a change in one is always accompanied by a change in the other, and if the changes are always related by use of a constant multiplier. The constant is called the coefficient of proportionality or proportionality constant. 1  If one variable is always the product of the other and a constant, the two are said to be directly proportional. x and y are directly proportional if the ratio yx is constant.