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Complete Definition of "linear"

see|Linear|LINEAR
English

Etymology
From L. linea, line, + adjectival suffix -aris

Pronunciation
IPA|/Ëlɪ.ni.É/

Adjective
en-adj|-
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  1. Having the form of a line; straight.
  2. Pertaining or related to lines.
  3. Made in a step-by-step, logical manner.
  4. botany|of leaves Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides.
  5. mathematics Of, or related to a class of polynomial of the form <math> y = a.x + b </math>.
  6. physics A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension ib|as opposed to area or volume.

Translations
Finnish: lineaarinen
French: linéaire (1,2)
Korean: ì í (1,2), ì¼ì°¨ (2,3)
Swedish: linjär (1,2), lineär (2)
Spanish: Lineal
Japanese: ãªã㢠(rinia), ãªã³ãã« (rinneru), ç·å½¢ (senkei 1,2), 䏿¬¡ (ichiji 2,3)

Related terms
interlineal
interlinear
lineal

See also
quadratic
cubic
quartic
quintic
linear algebra
areal

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