HyperDic: constant_of_proportionality

English > 1 sense of the expression constant of proportionality:
NOUNquantityconstant of proportionality, factor of proportionalitythe constant value of the ratio of two proportional quantities x and y
English > constant of proportionality: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
MeaningThe constant value of the ratio of two proportional quantities x and y; usually written y = kx, where k is the factor of proportionality.
Synonymfactor of proportionality
NarrowerPlanck's constant, hThe constant of proportionality relating the energy of a photon to its frequency
BroaderconstantA number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context
factorAny of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together

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