inversely proportional to sth

inversely proportional to sth
inversely proportional (to sth)
if two amounts are inversely proportional, when one increases, the other goes down and when one goes down, the other increases: »

E-business knowledge is generally inversely proportional to both age and rank in the organisation.

Main Entry: proportional

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • inversely proportional — (to sth) ► if two amounts are inversely proportional, when one increases, the other goes down and when one goes down, the other increases: »E business knowledge is generally inversely proportional to both age and rank in the organisation. Main… …   Financial and business terms

  • proportional — pro‧por‧tio‧nal [prəˈpɔːʆnəl ǁ ɔːr ] also pro‧por‧tion‧ate [prəˈpɔːʆnt ǁ ɔːr ] adjective something that is proportional to something else is related to it in terms of size, amount, importance etc: • The fee charged by the realtor is directly… …   Financial and business terms

  • inversely — UK US /ɪnˈvɜːsli/ adverb ► in the opposite way to something else: inversely proportional/related to sth »Efficiency was found to be inversely related to company size. move/vary inversely to sth »Bond yields move inversely to market price …   Financial and business terms

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