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Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–).  The Columbia Guide to Standard American English.  1993.
 
proportional, proportionable, proportionate (adjs.)
 
 
All three words mean the same thing: “determined by proportion, in proportion to or with, relative to,” or “in a proper ratio with.” Proportional is the most frequently encountered, and proportionate also has a fair amount of use. Proportionable is at least archaic and may be obsolescent.  1
 
 
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