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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Improportional, a. [Med. L. improportionalis. Cf. Proportional a.] Disproportionate. —1625 Craufurd Hist. Univ. Edinb. (1808) 99 (J).
A number improportional to the number of students, which in many years exceeded 16 score
