direct variation
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nounDefinition of DIRECT VARIATION
1
: mathematical relationship between two variables that can be expressed by an equation in which one variable is equal to a constant times the other
2
: an equation or function expressing direct variation — compare inverse variation
See First Known Use of DIRECT VARIATION
circa 1949
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