Proportional vs Equitable - What's the difference?
proportional | equitable |
At a constant ratio (to). Two magnitudes (numbers) are said to be proportional if the second varies in a direct relation arithmetically to the first.
:* The stopping distance is proportional to the square of the speed of the vehicle. —
In proportion (to), proportionate. More common in US than UK.
:* ...how much of the Bush administration's immediate post-9/11 emphasis on Iraq was appropriate and proportional to the overall picture of terrorism — retrieved 24 Jan 2005.
Marked by or having equity.
Fair, just, or impartial.
* 1748 , , Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral , London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 33.
(legal) Relating to the general principles of justice that correct or supplement the provisions of the law.
As adjectives the difference between proportional and equitable
is that proportional is at a constant ratio (to) two magnitudes (numbers) are said to be proportional if the second varies in a direct relation arithmetically to the first while equitable is just, equitable, fair.proportional
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Quotation
"How Far Will It Skid"at physicsclassroom.com.
- Quotation
equitable
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Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- I may justly require you to produce that argument; nor have you any pretence to refuse so equitable a demand.