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His earnings are directly proportional to the number of units he sells.
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Non-centrosymmetric crystals distorted under stress have an imbalance in their internal electric configuration, which produces an electrical potential—or voltage—across the crystal that is directly proportional to the applied mechanical force.
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2024
The difficulty of solving this problem is directly proportional to the number of possible primes that must be tested.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2024
All of this is without substantiating evidence, but, alas, belief in a statement is directly proportional to the volume in which it is transmitted and the number of times it is repeated, not the actual facts.
—Sean Kirkpatrick, Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2024
In the era of AI, the capability of a system is directly proportional to the number of transistors integrated into that system.
—Mark Liu, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2024
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2024
The difficulty of solving this problem is directly proportional to the number of possible primes that must be tested.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2024
All of this is without substantiating evidence, but, alas, belief in a statement is directly proportional to the volume in which it is transmitted and the number of times it is repeated, not the actual facts.
—Sean Kirkpatrick, Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2024
In the era of AI, the capability of a system is directly proportional to the number of transistors integrated into that system.
—Mark Liu, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Directly proportional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/directly%20proportional. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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