linear en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈlɪn.i.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /liːn.jə(ɾ)/ (India)
- /liː.nɪ.jə(ɾ)/ (India)
- /ˈlɪn.i.əɹ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin līneāris, from līnea (“line”) + -āris (adjectival suffix), equivalent to line + -ar. Doublet of lineal.
Meanings
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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, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 4:
- Of or relating to lines.
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Made, or designed to be used, in a step-by-step, sequential manner.
a linear medium
- (of leaves) Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides.
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(of a polynomial) (of polynomials or polynomial equations) ▸ 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
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.
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(of a polynomial equation) (of polynomials or polynomial equations) ▸ Involving only linear polynomials. See also Linear equation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
The graph of the linear equation y#61;ax#43;b is a straight line with slope a and y-intercept b
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(of a function between vector spaces) (of functions or maps) ▸ 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
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.
- (of a function over a module) (of functions or maps) ▸ A module homomorphism; that is, a group homomorphism that commutes with scalar multiplication. See also Module homomorphism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).
a linear meter
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(of video and audio) Delivered or delivering on a fixed schedule, as opposed to on-demand.
Linear television is dead or, at least, declining.
linear TV, linear content, linear video, linear radio
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”).
2004, Wolfgang Hoeg, Thomas Lauterbach, editors, Digital Audio Broadcasting: Principles and Applications of Digital Radio, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 186:Linear television includes traditional over-the-air broadcasting, as well as much cable and satellite broadcasting.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more linear | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most linear | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
on-demand · nonlinear · streaming · non-linear
Coordinates
spatial (pertaining to length) · spacial (pertaining to length) · cubic (one-dimensional unit) · areal (pertaining to length) · square (one-dimensional unit)
Deriveds
sublinear · sesquilinear · linear subspace · linear span · isolinear · linearise · crosslinear · linear system · collinear · linear function · interlineal · supralinear · linear time · superlinear · linear motor · special linear group · polylinear · linear metre · linearly · spherical linear interpolation · linear foot · linear algebra · numerical linear algebra · translinear · linear equation · curvilinear · linear logic · linear independence · semilinear · ortholinear · linear perspective · linear dependence · quasilinear · rectified linear unit · linear triplet · linear television · plurilinear · linear regression · monolinear · hyperlinear · linearity · basolinear · colinear · multilinear · linear time-varying · log-linear · linearism · ultralinear · interlinear · paralinear · piecewise-linear · positive linear functional · unilinear · linear operator · linear TV · general linear group · linear congruential generator · linear space · lineal · non-linear · linear programming · linear transformation · linear algebraic group · vertilinear · linearization · non-linear text · linear combination · linear channel · linear algebraic · linear pair · linearize · linear time-invariant · linear order · bilinear · trilinear · lineartuberculate · linearoid · conjugate-linear · linear density · pseudolinear · linear relative · matrilinear · patrilinear · linear functional · linearithmic · linear form · circumlinear · linear group · piecewise linear · linear park · antilinear · linear elasticity · quadrilinear · linear sum · linear meter · linear map
Synonyms
linelike · tune-in · lineal · broadcast
Translations (86)
es lineal (having the form of a line) · ru одномерный (physics: involving only one dimension) · no lineær (having the form of a line) · el γραμμικός (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial) · ca linear (having the form of a line) · it lineare (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial) · de linear (physics: involving only one dimension) · bg линеен (of or relating to lines) · la prōrsus (having the form of a line) · el γραμμικός (having the form of a line) · id segaris (having the form of a line) · pt linear (having the form of a line) · pl liniowy (of or relating to lines) · la līneārius (of or relating to lines) · pl linearny (physics: involving only one dimension) · uk ліні́йний (having the form of a line) · af lineêr (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial) · fr linéaire (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial) · af lineêr (having the form of a line) · fi suoraviivainen (made in a step-by-step manner) · id linier (having the form of a line) · ms garis (of or relating to lines) · da lige (having the form of a line) · ru лине́йный (having the form of a line) · ms kegarisan (of or relating to lines) · bg линеен (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial) · da lineær (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial) · es lineal (of or relating to lines) · it lineare (having the form of a line) · ru линейный (physics: involving only one dimension) · grc γραμμικός (having the form of a line) · pl linearny (of or relating to lines) · no lineær (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial) · fi lineaarinen (physics: involving only one dimension) · ru после́довательный (made in a step-by-step manner) · pl liniowy (physics: involving only one dimension) · fo linjurættur (having the form of a line) · fi johdonmukainen (made in a step-by-step manner) · fr linéaire (having the form of a line) · fi lineaarinen (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial) · sv linjär (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial) · cs lineární (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial) · de linear (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial) · pl linearny (having the form of a line) · bg линеен (physics: involving only one dimension) · be ліне́йны (having the form of a line) · ru лине́йный (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial) · la līneāris (of or relating to lines) · da lineær (having the form of a line) · la līneāris (having the form of a line) · ms kegarisanan (of or relating to lines) · is línulegur (having the form of a line) · fi tasasoukka (botany, of leaves: long and narrow) · gl lineal (having the form of a line) · ca lineal (having the form of a line) · fi suoraviivainen (having the form of a line) · ms garisan (of or relating to lines) · bg постъпателен (made in a step-by-step manner) · ms linear (of or relating to lines) · es lineal (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial) · pt linear (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial) · sv linjär (having the form of a line) · id linear (having the form of a line) · la dīrēctus (having the form of a line) · la līneālis (having the form of a line) · tr doğrusal (having the form of a line) · hu vonalas (having the form of a line) · es unidimensional (physics: involving only one dimension) · gl linear (having the form of a line) · pl linearny (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial) · de linear (having the form of a line) · af lineêr (physics: involving only one dimension) · cmn 线性 (having the form of a line) · de linealisch (botany, of leaves: long and narrow) · bg линеен (having the form of a line) · sv lineär (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial) · tr lineer (having the form of a line) · de lineal (botany, of leaves: long and narrow) · es lineal (botany, of leaves: long and narrow) · la rēctus (having the form of a line) · fi suoraviivainen (of or relating to lines) · pl liniowy (having the form of a line) · la gradārius (made in a step-by-step manner) · pl liniowy (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial) · nl lineair (having the form of a line) · la līneālis (of or relating to lines)