Counter-proportionate
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A term used to describe two or more amounts, physical or metaphorical, that seem to take on a property of [percentage]. That is, when one amount rises, the other must [drop in] order to keep the maximum percentage at [one hundred]. (100%) This normally works against someone, especially the one who points out the counter-proportion.
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