Proportional vs Fullwidth - What's the difference?
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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.
(computing, typography, of certain characters) Occupying two columns on a traditional text display such as kanji, as opposed to halfwidth occupying only one column such as alphanumeric letters. Some characters have both forms: for example katakana ka has the fullwidth .
Proportional is a related term of fullwidth.
As adjectives the difference between proportional and fullwidth
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 fullwidth is (computing|typography|of certain characters) occupying two columns on a traditional text display such as kanji, as opposed to halfwidth occupying only one column such as alphanumeric letters some characters have both forms: for example katakana ka has the fullwidth.proportional
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