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