Proportion is Reflexive

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Theorem

Proportion is a reflexive relation.

That is, every real variable is proportional to itself:

$\forall x \in \R: x \propto x$


Proof

Let $x$ be arbitrary.

Then $x = 1 \times x$.

The result follows from the definition of reflexivity and proportion.

$\blacksquare$