linear
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin līneāris, from līnea (“line”) + -āris (adjectival suffix). Doublet of lineal.
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linear (comparative more linear, superlative most linear)
- Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.
- 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, , page 4:
- 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.
- Of or relating to lines.
- Made, or designed to be used, in a step-by-step, sequential manner.
- a linear medium
- (botany, of leaves) Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides.
- (mathematics) (of polynomials or polynomial equations)
- (of a polynomial) Having degree less than one; that is, being of the form , where each is a variable and each is a coefficient. See also Linear polynomials on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- is a linear polynomial, but and are not.
- (of a polynomial equation) Involving only linear polynomials. See also Linear equation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (of a polynomial) Having degree less than one; that is, being of the form , where each is a variable and each is a coefficient. See also Linear polynomials on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (mathematics) (of functions or maps)
- (of a function between vector spaces) An additive, homogeneous mapping; that is, a function is linear if it distributes over vector addition ( ) and respects scalar multiplication ( ). If and are vector spaces over a field , may also be called a -linear map. See also linear map on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- The map taking is a linear map.
- (of a function over a module) A module homomorphism; that is, a group homomorphism that commutes with scalar multiplication. See also Module homomorphism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (of a function between vector spaces) An additive, homogeneous mapping; that is, a function is linear if it distributes over vector addition ( ) and respects scalar multiplication ( ). If and are vector spaces over a field , may also be called a -linear map. See also linear map on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (physics) A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).
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- curvilinear
- general linear group
- interlineal
- interlinear
- lineal
- linear algebra
- linear algebraic
- linear algebraic group
- linear channel
- linear combination
- linear density
- linear dependence
- linear equation
- linear foot
- linear form
- linear function
- linear functional
- linear group
- linear independence
- linear logic
- linear meter, linear metre
- linear motor
- 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 transformation
- linear triplet
- linear TV
- log-linear
- non-linear
- numerical linear algebra
- piecewise-linear
- piecewise linear
- positive linear functional
- rectified linear unit
- special linear group
- spherical linear interpolation
- supralinear
Translations edit
having the form of a line
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of or relating to lines
made in a step-by-step manner
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botany, of leaves: long and narrow
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in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial
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physics: involving only one dimension
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Noun edit
linear (plural linears)
- (radio slang) Ellipsis of linear amplifier..
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
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Adjective edit
linear m or f (masculine and feminine plural linears)
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Further reading edit
- “linear” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “linear”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “linear” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “linear” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch lineair (“linear”), from French linéaire, from Latin līneāris.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
linèar
References edit
Further reading edit
- “linear” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin līneāris.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: li‧ne‧ar
Adjective edit
linear m or f (plural lineares)
- linear (having the form of a straight line)
- (mathematics) linear (being a first-degree polynomial)
- linear (made in a step-by-step, logical manner)
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Romanian edit
Adjective edit
linear m or n (feminine singular lineară, masculine plural lineari, feminine and neuter plural lineare)
- Alternative form of liniar
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Declension of linear
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | linear | lineară | lineari | lineare | ||
definite | linearul | lineara | linearii | linearele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | linear | lineare | lineari | lineare | ||
definite | linearului | linearei | linearilor | linearelor |
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
linear m or f (masculine and feminine plural lineares)
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Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
linear (first-person singular present lineo, first-person singular preterite lineé, past participle lineado)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of linear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | linear | ||||||
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gerund | lineando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | lineado | lineada | |||||
plural | lineados | lineadas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | lineo | lineastú lineásvos |
linea | lineamos | lineáis | linean | |
imperfect | lineaba | lineabas | lineaba | lineábamos | lineabais | lineaban | |
preterite | lineé | lineaste | lineó | lineamos | lineasteis | linearon | |
future | linearé | linearás | lineará | linearemos | linearéis | linearán | |
conditional | linearía | linearías | linearía | linearíamos | linearíais | linearían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | linee | lineestú lineésvos2 |
linee | lineemos | lineéis | lineen | |
imperfect (ra) |
lineara | linearas | lineara | lineáramos | linearais | linearan | |
imperfect (se) |
linease | lineases | linease | lineásemos | lineaseis | lineasen | |
future1 | lineare | lineares | lineare | lineáremos | lineareis | linearen | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | lineatú lineávos |
linee | lineemos | linead | lineen | ||
negative | no linees | no linee | no lineemos | no lineéis | no lineen |
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Further reading edit
- “linear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014