linear
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: biology
botany
mathematics
media
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
sciences
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin līneāris, from līnea (“line”) + -āris (adjectival suffix), equivalent to line + -ar. Doublet of lineal.
Base: line
Affixes: -ar
Inflected forms:
form: more linear
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most linear
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.
pos: adj
examples: The route taken does not have to be a perfectly straight line, just so long as it is linear and is followed consistently for each transect taken.
gloss: Of or relating to lines.
pos: adj
gloss: Made, or designed to be used, in a step-by-step, sequential manner.
pos: adj
examples: a linear medium
gloss: Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides.
pos: adj
gloss: (of polynomials or polynomial equations)
pos: adj
examples: 4x#43;5y#43;#92;frac#123;1#125;#123;2#125;z is a linear polynomial, but 4xy#43;#92;frac#123;1#125;#123;2#125;z and 4x#43;z² are not.
gloss: (of polynomials or polynomial equations)
pos: adj
examples: The graph of the linear equation y#61;ax#43;b is a straight line with slope a and y-intercept b
gloss: (of functions or maps)
pos: adj
examples: The map f#58;#92;mathbb#123;R#125;³#92;to#92;mathbb#123;R#125;² taking (x,y,z)#92;mapsto(x#43;y#43;z,x-y#43;3z) is a linear map.
gloss: (of functions or maps)
pos: adj
gloss: A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).
pos: adj
examples: a linear meter
gloss: Delivered or delivering on a fixed schedule, as opposed to on-demand.
pos: adj
examples: linear TV, linear content, linear video, linear radio
Linear television is dead or, at least, declining.
Linear television includes traditional over-the-air broadcasting, as well as much cable and satellite broadcasting.
Linear radio relates to our well-known tune-in radio, where the listener depends on the programmers schedule. In non-linear radio applications, the listener is able to choose previously broadcast audio pieces, which are held in local storage of the receiver (“mailbox”).
Synonyms: linelike
Antonyms: nonlinear
Derived words: antilinear
basolinear
bilinear
circumlinear
colinear
collinear
crosslinear
curvilinear
general linear group
hyperlinear
interlineal
interlinear
isolinear
lineal
linear algebra
linear algebraic
linear algebraic group
linear channel
linear combination
linear congruential generator
linear density
linear dependence
linear elasticity
linear equation
linear foot
linear form
linear function
linear functional
linear group
linear independence
linearise
linearism
linearithmic
linearity
linearization
linearize
linear logic
linearly
linear map
linear meter
linear metre
linear motor
linearoid
linear operator
linear order
linear pair
linear park
linear perspective
linear programming
linear regression
linear relative
linear space
linear span
linear subspace
linear sum
linear system
linear television
linear time
linear time-invariant
linear time-varying
linear transformation
linear triplet
lineartuberculate
linear TV
log-linear
matrilinear
monolinear
multilinear
non-linear
non-linear text
numerical linear algebra
ortholinear
paralinear
patrilinear
piecewise linear
piecewise-linear
plurilinear
polylinear
positive linear functional
pseudolinear
quadrilinear
quasilinear
rectified linear unit
semilinear
sesquilinear
special linear group
spherical linear interpolation
sublinear
superlinear
supralinear
translinear
trilinear
ultralinear
unilinear
vertilinear
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