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Variation and proportion are defined to be the relationship between two or more variables with regard to a constant of proportionality.

The traditional notation for direct proportionality is $x \propto y$ or, if using regular equality notation, .

Here, denotes the constant of proportionality.

Similarly, the traditional notation for inverse proportionality is $x \propto 1/y$ or, with regular equality, .

For direct proportionality, to find the value of an unknown or , you may use the formula: $y_{1}/x_{1} = y_{2}/x_{2}$

Similarly, for inverse proportion it would be: $x_{1}/y_{1} = y_{2}/x_{2}$

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Other names:

Proportion

Also defines:

Relationships between two or more variables.

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Cross-references: inverse, equality, regular, variables
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08C99 (General algebraic systems :: Other classes of algebras :: Miscellaneous)

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