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relative vs proportionate

proportionate vs relative

relative is a noun but proportionate is not a noun.

relative and proportionate both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
relative Yes Yes No No
proportionate No Yes No No
relative (noun) proportionate (noun)
an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
a person related by blood or marriage
relative (adjective) proportionate (adjective)
estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete being in due proportion
properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to' exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities
agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree
Difference between relative and proportionate

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