FACTOR OF PROPORTIONALITY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the constant value of the ratio of two proportional quantities x and y
   • usually written y = kx, where k is the factor of proportionality
   Synonym(s)
   • constant of proportionality (what does constant of proportionality mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) factor of proportionality is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • factor (what does factor mean?)
   • constant (what does constant mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Planck’s constant (what does Planck’s constant mean?)
   • h (what does h mean?)