Two quantities and are said to be directly proportional, proportional, or "in direct proportion" if is given by a constant multiple of , i.e., for a constant. This relationship is commonly written .
Directly Proportional
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Inversely Proportional, ProportionalExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Directly Proportional." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/DirectlyProportional.html