逆ぎゃく比ひ例れい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

inverse proportion

Mathematical term for a relationship where one quantity increases as another decreases. Often used with する to mean 'to be inversely proportional'. The synonym 反比例 is more common in everyday use.

See also: 反比例

• 速そく度どと時じ間かんは逆ぎゃく比ひ例れいする。

  Speed and time are inversely proportional.

• このグラフは逆ぎゃく比ひ例れいの関かん係けいを示しめしている。

  This graph shows an inverse proportion relationship.