Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an inverted order or manner; in an inverse ratio or proportion, as when one thing is greater or less in proportion as another is less or greater.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In an inverse order or manner; by inversion; -- opposed to
directly . - adverb See Directly proportional, under
Directly , andInversion , 4.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In an
inverse order or manner; byinversion .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in an inverse or contrary manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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Analysis of human malignant glioma samples indicates that ATF5 expression inversely correlates with disease prognosis.
Naturejobs - All Jobs Zhi Sheng 2010
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Interestingly, different levels of SPP1 expression inversely correlates with the expression levels of
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Simone Pacini et al. 2010
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Until Stonewall, psychologists not only considered homosexuality to be a mental illness but also thought of masculinity and femininity as inversely proportional within an individual.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the ability to reach it.
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An enclosed bend sensor attaches to the cheek and measures smile size, a servo motor moves a metal spike into the head inversely proportional to the degree of smile.
Smile or Suffer the Consequences While Wearing the Happiness Hat 2009
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Treasury yields, which move inversely to prices, climbed Friday as market participants began to jostle to get the new notes next week at a better price.
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There is an axiom, often attributed to Henry Kissinger but actually the discovery of political scientist Charles Sayre, that goes as follows: "In any dispute, the intensity of feeling is inversely proportional to the value of the stakes at issue."
Do You Know Where Your Poetry Professor Is--Right Now? Con Chapman 2010
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Since yields move inversely to price, the tighter premiums indicate the price of agency securities rose relative to Treasurys.
Treasury Prices Gain Min Zeng 2011
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While private capital in the service of the poor or, inversely, the poor in the service of private capital, may or may not be ideal, SKS's CEO is driven by the enormous gap between what is and what should be.
Jonathan Lewis: Microfinance Leaders Debate Future Jonathan Lewis 2011
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While private capital in the service of the poor or, inversely, the poor in the service of private capital, may or may not be ideal, SKS's CEO is driven by the enormous gap between what is and what should be.
Jonathan Lewis: Microfinance Leaders Debate Future Jonathan Lewis 2011
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