Proportional vs Allometric - What's the difference?
proportional | allometric |
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.
Of or pertaining to allometry
(mathematics, of a population) That grows at a rate proportional to a power of another population
As adjectives the difference between proportional and allometric
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 allometric is of or pertaining to allometry.proportional
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"How Far Will It Skid"at physicsclassroom.com.
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