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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Period-luminosity relation (redirect from Leavitt's law)
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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Sound pressure (section Inverse-proportional law)
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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Retributive justice (redirect from Just deserts (law))
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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