noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
inverse proportion; inverse relationship
Used in mathematics and everyday language to describe a relationship where one quantity increases as another decreases. Often used with する to mean 'to be inversely proportional'.
速度と時間は反比例する。
Speed and time are inversely proportional.
需要と価格は反比例の関
Demand and price have an inverse relationship.