math question 2

[danaeris]

so the consensus seems to be that the word "proportional" is the problem.

What if I said "varies directly"? would that still be wrong?

Is there any way of saying, "When L increases, P increases," even if it isn't linearly?

Comments

[baniszew.livejournal.com]

"There is a positive correlation between L and P" ?

[geekosaur]

Agreed; "L and P are correlated" is probably the best you can do without specifying the type of correlation. (log log x, I think; that should produce a difference by a constant factor (== 2 since it's square root). Math types, feel free to correct me: it's been a long time since I needed to do this kind of stuff. :)

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[etherial.livejournal.com]

That's "monotonously" for you non-Math Geeks.

[calling-to-deep.livejournal.com]

I would just say "P varies with Q" if you don't have the space to give the actual relationship. I wouldn't use the word "directly"

[qedrakmar.livejournal.com]

How about "A is proportional to the square of B"?