Is the Evolution of Matter Density Proportional to a^3 or 1/a^3?

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is it proportional to a^3 or 1 / a^3 . thanks!
 
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[tex]\rho_{matter} \propto a^{-3}[/tex]

As the universe expands its matter density decreases.

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