• Proportionality is a general principle in law which covers several separate (although related) concepts: The concept of proportionality is used as a criterion...
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  • Look up proportionality, proportion, or proportional in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Proportionality, proportion or proportional may refer to: Proportionality...
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    are proportional or directly proportional if their corresponding elements have a constant ratio. The ratio is called coefficient of proportionality (or...
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    the force between the balls and derive his inverse-square proportionality law. Coulomb's law states that the electrostatic force F 1 {\textstyle \mathbf...
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    achieve proportionality in two dimensions, for example: proportionality by region and proportionality by party. There are several mathematical methods to...
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  • sometimes refers to the proportionality of the volume of a gas to its absolute temperature at constant pressure. The latter law was published by Gay-Lussac...
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    best-known relation is the direct proportionality law holding for Classical Cepheid variables, sometimes called the Leavitt Law. Discovered in 1908 by Henrietta...
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  • is a proportionality constant (which is not the same as the proportionality constants in the other equations in this article). Gay-Lussac's law, Amontons'...
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    results of a particular election, the proportionality of an election may vary. Overhang seats may reduce the proportionality of the system, although this can...
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  • p_{2}={\frac {r_{1}}{r_{2}}}\,p_{1}.} The inverse-proportional law for sound pressure comes from the inverse-square law for sound intensity: I ( r ) ∝ 1 r 2 . {\displaystyle...
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    unit frequency or per proportional bandwidth, one must use a different proportionality constant. However, the form of the law remains the same: the peak...
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  • reason would justify it. In the 1960s, proportionalism was a consequentialist attempt to develop natural law, a principally Roman Catholic teleological...
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    degree of deterrence. Law portal Society portal Capital punishment Cycle of violence Eye for an eye Penal harm Proportionality (law) "Two wrongs make a...
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  • proportional to its partial pressure above the liquid. The proportionality factor is called Henry's law constant. It was formulated by the English chemist William...
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    Benford's law, also known as the Newcomb–Benford law, the law of anomalous numbers, or the first-digit law, is an observation that in many real-life sets...
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    along with distinction and proportionality; and the prohibition of certain weapons that may cause unnecessary suffering. The law of war is considered distinct...
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    proportionally, and vice versa. Boyle's law is named after Robert Boyle, who published the original law in 1662. An equivalent law is Mariotte’s law,...
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    {\displaystyle n^{2}} proportionality for small values of n {\displaystyle n} and n log ⁡ n {\displaystyle n\log n} proportionality for large values of...
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  • of proportionality μ was often termed the "optical density" of the body. As long as μ is constant along a distance d, the exponential attenuation law, I...
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  • lesser degree than proportional representation does. Systems that satisfy the sincere favorite criterion are not subject to Duverger's law.[citation needed]...
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    Honor killing Just-world fallacy Karma Lawsuit Nemesis (mythology) Proportionality (law) Punishment Reprisal Retributive justice Revenge dress Schadenfreude...
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    inverse-square law is any scientific law stating that the observed "intensity" of a specified physical quantity is inversely proportional to the square...
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    a metal is proportional to the temperature (T). κ σ = L T {\displaystyle {\frac {\kappa }{\sigma }}=LT} Theoretically, the proportionality constant L...
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  • prohibited under international law. Risk to civilians does not bar military action, but the principle of proportionality requires that precautions be taken...
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    σ T 4 . {\displaystyle M^{\circ }=\sigma \,T^{4}.} The constant of proportionality, σ {\displaystyle \sigma } , is called the Stefan–Boltzmann constant...
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    may temporarily displace it. Hooke's law tells us that the spring applies a corrective force that is proportional to the object's displacement. While this...
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    to the voltage across the two points. Introducing the constant of proportionality, the resistance, one arrives at the three mathematical equations used...
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    concentration (diffusive flux) is directly proportional to the particle's concentration gradient. Fick's second law: Prediction of change in concentration...
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    law is a simple proportionality between two quantities, its formulas and consequences are mathematically similar to those of many other physical laws...
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    wide middle range of intensities. Although Weber's law includes a statement of the proportionality of a perceived change to initial stimuli, Weber only...
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