Term: factor of proportionality: the constant value of the ratio of two proportional quantities x and y; usually written y = kx, where k is the factor of proportionality
Candidate hypernym: factor: any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together → 1
Candidate hypernym: electromagnetic unit: any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism → 0
Candidate hypernym: hose: a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas → 0
Candidate hypernym: independent variable: (statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables → 0
Candidate hypernym: stoichiometry: (chemistry) the relation between the quantities of substances that take part in a reaction or form a compound (typically a ratio of whole integers) → 0
Candidate hypernym: kite: plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string → 0
Candidate hypernym: bull session: an informal discussion (usually among men) → 0
Candidate hypernym: gun: a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) → 0
Candidate hypernym: histocompatibility complex: a family of fifty or more genes on the sixth human chromosome that code for proteins on the surfaces of cells and that play a role in the immune response → 0
Candidate hypernym: alopecurus: annual or perennial grasses including decorative and meadow species as well as notorious agricultural weeds → 0
Candidate hypernym: ombudsman: a government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government → 0