inversely_associated_with 2009-08-26T02:50:24Z Association is weaker than correlation or proportionality. These relations may be later added to PATO. cjm inversely_associated_with q1 inversely_associated_with q2 iff q1 is dependent on q2, and the magnitude of q1 decreases if the magnitude of q2 is increased, or the magnitude of q1 increases if the magnitude of q2 is decreased. The relationship is not necessarily linear. quality quality