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Inverse proportion — AQA & Edexcel GCSE Biology Definition | GradeGen

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GCSE Biology · key term

Inverse proportion

Definition

A relationship in which one quantity is proportional to the reciprocal of another quantity.

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How each exam board covers it

AQA GCSE Biology · 8461

Specification 4.4.1.2 · Paper 1

Revise: Limiting Factors, Inverse Square Law & Greenhouse Economics (HT)

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Edexcel GCSE Biology · 1BI0

Specification 6.6 · Paper 2

A relationship in which one quantity is proportional to the reciprocal of another, so their product remains constant.
Revise: Inverse Square Law

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