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proportional

 adjective
     
pro‧por‧tion‧al
something that is proportional to something else is in the correct or most suitable relationship to it in size, amount, importance etc [≠ disproportionate]
proportional to
The punishment should be proportional to the crime.
The fee charged by the realtor is directly proportional to the price of the property.
a proportional increase in costs
—proportionally adverb
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