Proportionable
[prә'pɒ:ʃәnәbl]
Definition
(a.) Capable of being proportioned, or made proportional; also, proportional; proportionate.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Proportional.
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Examples
- The absence or presence of a part of the cause is attended with that of a proportionable part of the effect. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Such a tax must, therefore, occasion a rise in the wages of labour, proportionable to this rise of price. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The constancy and steadiness of the effect supposes a proportionable constancy and steadiness in the cause. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- If my reasoning be just, they must have a proportionable effect on the will and passions. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
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