Suitable vs Proportional - What's the difference?
suitable | proportional |
Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.
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.
As adjectives the difference between suitable and proportional
is that suitable is having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion while 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.suitable
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(en adjective)Synonyms
* fit for purpose (British) * up to standard (British)Antonyms
* unsuitableDerived terms
* suitabilitySee also
* fit * meet * appropriate * apt * pertinent * seemly * eligible * consonant * corresponding * congruousExternal links
* * 1000 English basic wordsproportional
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(en adjective)- Quotation
"How Far Will It Skid"at physicsclassroom.com.
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