symbatic

adjective

sym·​bat·​ic

(ˈ)sim¦batik

of two related variables

: increasing or decreasing together though not necessarily in direct proportion

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek symbatikos tending or leading to agreement, from symbat- (verbal stem of symbainein to come to an agreement, from syn- + bainein to walk, come) + -ikos -ic

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