Aliquot vs Proportionate - What's the difference?
aliquot | proportionate |
Contained in the whole an integral number of times;
* 1794 , George Adams (Jr), Lectures on Natural and Experimental Philosophy, Considered in its Present State of Improvement. Describing, in a Familiar and Easy Manner, The Principal Phenomena of Nature, and Shewing, That They All Co-operate in Displaying the Goodness, Wisdom, and Power of God ,
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(slang, chemistry, biotechnology, transitive) to separate a volume of solution or suspension into aliquots.
In proportion; proportional; commensurable.
* John Locke
Harmonious and symmetrical.
To make proportionate.
As adjectives the difference between aliquot and proportionate
is that aliquot is contained in the whole an integral number of times; while proportionate is in proportion; proportional; commensurable.As verbs the difference between aliquot and proportionate
is that aliquot is (slang|chemistry|biotechnology|transitive) to separate a volume of solution or suspension into aliquots while proportionate is to make proportionate.As a noun aliquot
is (chemistry|biotechnology) a portion of a total amount of a solution or suspension.aliquot
English
Adjective
- If, therefore, every aliquot divi?ion produced a ?en?ible effect by it's(sic) vibration, we ?hould hear in every mu?ical ?tring an infinite variety of chords, di??onant and con?onant, in ?harp and flat keys at the ?ame time.
Antonyms
* aliquantVerb
(en verb)Usage notes
The verb form of aliquot is very commonly used in informal scientific jargon, but has not been fully accepted in formal usage. ----proportionate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- What is proportionate to his transgression.