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linear

UK /ˈlɪn.i.ə/US /ˈlɪn.i.əɹ/

adjective 10
noun 1
forms 3

adjective10

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Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.
- 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. — 2019
Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides.
Made, or designed to be used, in a step-by-step, sequential manner.
Having degree one; that is, being of the form a_1x_1+a_2x_2+⋯+a_nx_n+b, where each x_i is a variable. See also Linear polynomials on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Involving only linear polynomials. See also Linear equation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Delivered or delivering on a fixed schedule, as opposed to on-demand.
- Linear television is dead or, at least, declining.
- Linear television includes traditional over-the-air broadcasting, as well as much cable and satellite broadcasting.
A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).
Of or relating to lines.
An additive, homogeneous mapping; that is, a function f:V→W is linear if it distributes over vector addition (f( mathbf v+ mathbf w)=f( mathbf v)+f( mathbf w)) and respects scalar multiplication (f(c mathbf v)=cf( mathbf v)). If V and W are vector spaces over a field K, f may also be called a K-linear map. See also linear map on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
A module homomorphism; that is, a group homomorphism that commutes with scalar multiplication. See also Module homomorphism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

noun1

(slang) Ellipsis of linear amplifier.

forms

linears · more linear · most linear

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