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Meaning
Adj
●
Having the form of a
line
;
straight
or
roughly
straight
;
following
a
direct
course.
●
Of or
relating
to lines.
●
Made, or
designed
to be used, in a
step-by-step
,
sequential
manner.
●
In Botany:
Long and
narrow
, with
nearly
parallel
sides.
●
In Mathematics & Polynomials:
(of
polynomials
or
polynomial
equations)
Having
degree
less than
one; that is, being of the form a_1x_1+a_2x_2+⋯+a_nx_n, where each x_i is a
variable
and each a_i is a
coefficient
. See also Linear
polynomials
on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Involving only
linear
polynomials
. See also Linear
equation
on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
●
In Mathematics:
(of
functions
or maps)
An
additive
,
homogeneous
mapping
; that is, a
f
unction
f
:V→W is
linear
if it
distributes
over
v
ector
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
f
ield 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
●
In Physics:
A type of
length
measurement
involving
only one
spatial
dimension
(
as opposed to
area or volume).
Noun
●
Ellipsis of
linear
amplifier..
Name
●
A
comet,
cataloged
as
“C/1999
S4”,
discovered
on
September
27,
1999,
by
the
Lincoln
Near-Earth
Asteroid
Research
program
in
New
Mexico.
(See
https://web.archive.org/web/20051220100856/http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/comets/linear.html)
Sometimes
spelled
LINEAR.
●
Initialism of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research program.
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Antonyms
Nonlinear
Sinuous
Related
Sequential
Logarithmic
Deterministic
Symmetric
Static
Predictable
Straightforward
Polynomial
Streamlined
Regression
Quadratic
Exponential
Unidirectional
Planar
Discrete
Discontinuous
Convex
Monotonic
Intuitive
Horizontal
Parabolic
Curve
Gaussian
Parallel
Circular
Piecewise
Geometric
Continuous
Frequency
Coherent
Variable
Parametric
Cyclic
Precise
Graph
Algebraic
Model
Episodic
Interconnected
Simplified
Uniform
Directional
Immersive
Complex
Orthogonal
Constant
Nuanced
Dimensional
Infinite
Accurate
Stochastic
Convoluted
Realistic
Symmetrical
Repetitive
Complicated
Parameter
Straight Line
Time Series
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