Definition of inversely proportional
: related by inverse variation — compare directly proportional
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The study indicates that the unemployment rate and inflation are inversely proportional.
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Interestingly, that social force is related to the repulsive force between two electrons, which is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them—in other words, the force decreases as the distance between the particles increases.
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First Known Use of inversely proportional
1864
INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of inversely proportional for English Language Learners
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: related so that as one becomes larger the other becomes smaller
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