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proportion
A statement that two ratios are equivalent, written as a:b = c:d, as in the statement 2:3 = 6:9. Two functions are proportional if for all x, f(x) = kg(x), where k is the constant of proportionality. If the value of k is not known, the statement may be written f(x)
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