directly proportional

created by SlickCow

(idea) by SlickCow (7.1 mon) (print) ? (I like it!) Wed Jun 14 2000 at 22:34:04

Used to describe the fact that when one variable increases, another increases similarly. Put another way, the quotient of the two values remains constant. An example of this phenomenon is that the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net external force in the direction of the acceleration.

(idea) by Sverre (1.4 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Fri Apr 27 2001 at 14:31:55

Definition:

A and B can be said to be directly proportional if

A = k * B,

where k is an arbitrary constant. Note that it is not enough for A and B to increase similarly. In addition the following must be true:

A = 0 <=> B = 0

inversely proportional	net force	Reversi Strategy	Proportional
How to cool gases with lasers	variable	nuclear fission fragment propulsion	content segregation
Hollywood	.museum	<=>	EuroBonus
Newton's Second Law of Motion	rest mass	Hooke's Law

Y'know, if you log in, you can write something here, or contact authors directly on the site. Create a New User if you don't already have an account.

Login
Password

Simulacron3
Reality, Dimensions and the Natural Ontology	(essay)
SubSane
Making Love to a 9-Foot Woman	(person)
Ouzo
Thoughts	(idea)
antigravpussy
I fall silent, listening. The breadcrumbs are talking about us	(person)
calgon
Buffalo Bill by the pool	(poetry)
gate
Anarchy is Order	(idea)
ushdfgakjasgh
Scribeling	(thing)
XWiz
Trism	(review)
artman2003
Briefcase Full of Souls - Part I	(fiction)
Dreamvirus
Alan Ladd	(person)
waverider37
Harold Holt	(person)
The Debutante
Until death do us part	(fiction)
Ysardo
a brother to a sister	(personal)
antigravpussy
your warm whispers	(personal)
Clarke
Multiculturalism	(idea)

Everything 2 is brought to you by the letter C and The Everything Development Company