Proportional Relation
Definition:
A proportional relation is a logical relation that establishes a range of conditional relations that together involve direct or inverse correlation.
Examples:
(English)
The more I talk, the less you listen.
As Maine goes, so goes the nation.
This utterance means that if Maine goes [votes] Republican, the U.S. goes Republican, and if Maine goes Democratic, the U.S. goes Democratic
Source:
This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.