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linearity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌlɪniˈæɹəti/ (Canada, General-American)
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  • [ˌlɪniˈæɹɾi] (Canada, General-American)
  • [ˌlɪniˈæɹəɾi] (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˌlɪniˈæɹəti/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *līnomder. Proto-Italic *līnom Latin līnum Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin līneus Latin līnea Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin līneārisbor. English linear Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English linearity From linear + -ity.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The state of being linear.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A relationship between several quantities which can be considered as proportional and expressed in terms of linear algebra, or any mathematical property of a relationship, operation or function that is analogous to such proportionality, satisfying additivity and homogeneity.

Forms

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Deriveds

hyperlinearity · supralinearity · quasilinearity · superlinearity · isolinearity · nonlinearity · alinearity · pseudolinearity

Translations (19)

ru лине́йность (state of being linear) · fr linéarité (state of being linear) · es linealidad (proportionality or a mathematical property analogous to it) · is línuleiki (proportionality or a mathematical property analogous to it) · es linealidad (state of being linear) · ga líneacht (state of being linear) · el γραμμικότητα (proportionality or a mathematical property analogous to it) · fr linéarité (proportionality or a mathematical property analogous to it) · pt linearidade (state of being linear) · ja 線形性 (proportionality or a mathematical property analogous to it) · ja 直線性 (state of being linear) · el γραμμικότητα (state of being linear) · sv linearitet (state of being linear) · sv linjäritet (proportionality or a mathematical property analogous to it) · ga líneacht (proportionality or a mathematical property analogous to it) · ru лине́йность (proportionality or a mathematical property analogous to it) · sv linearitet (proportionality or a mathematical property analogous to it) · cmn 線性性 /线性性 (proportionality or a mathematical property analogous to it) · pt linearidade (proportionality or a mathematical property analogous to it)