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								properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by 'to' the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime
 2.
								(of taxes) increasing as the amount taxed increases
 3.
								having a constant ratio
 
 'proportional' - used as a noun
 4.
								one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion
 
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