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The study indicates that the unemployment rate and inflation are inversely proportional.
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The number of steps per unit of distance is inversely proportional to body length (smaller creatures must take many more steps to cover the same distance), while the work accomplished for each step is proportional to body mass.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
The total capital returned to shareholders as a percentage of the current market cap seems inversely proportional to growth potential for reinvestments.
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Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
So an axion would behave more like a wave (or wave packet) than a particle, and the size of the wave packets is inversely proportional to their mass.
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ArsTechnica,
1 Jan. 2026
Which means, in turn, that pressure and volume are inversely proportional: If P rises, V shrinks—and vice versa.
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Rhett Allain,
Wired News,
26 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
The total capital returned to shareholders as a percentage of the current market cap seems inversely proportional to growth potential for reinvestments.
—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
So an axion would behave more like a wave (or wave packet) than a particle, and the size of the wave packets is inversely proportional to their mass.
—
ArsTechnica,
1 Jan. 2026
Which means, in turn, that pressure and volume are inversely proportional: If P rises, V shrinks—and vice versa.
—
Rhett Allain,
Wired News,
26 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inversely proportional
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“Inversely proportional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inversely%20proportional. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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