linear
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4.4
- adjective
- /ˈlɪniər/
:
lineal
- And most importantly, it's linear, which is good.
- linear measurement
- in a linear fashion
- linear velocity
So I perceived time as not being linear on the other side.
- So I perceived time as not being linear on the other side.
- But to your point, like there is no linear path to entrepreneurship, right?
- I think I think I'm pretty linear when it comes to individual scenes.
- So it's going to be the same linear increase.
- So it's a non linear storytelling and brilliant.
- Well, now you've got to convert that tangled web into a linear string of words.
Examples
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We need to stop viewing our own growth on such a linear time scale.
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So this is my walk through the building in linear terms from left to right.
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And then for the phase, we use a linear scale, OK.
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And I think that most people think that success is quite linear, right?
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So it's going to be the same linear increase.
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In this manner, students move in a linear fashion from simple to more complex.
Academic text (1990) -
The traditional view of time is linear, like a river flowing from the past toward the future.
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The relationship between points in absolute and relative coordinates is linear and straightforward.
Academic text (2011) -
Body condition scoring of buffaloes was carried out on a linear scale of 1-9.
Academic text (2013) -
The traditional view of time is linear, like a river flowing from the past toward the future.
Synonyms
2
4.7
Extending in only one direction like a straight line
1
8.9
A shape or movement that has straight lines rather than curves
Arranged in a straight line
Made of straight lines or moving in straight lines
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.8
A branch of math that studies equations and matrices to solve problems
- Specialized
1
3.9
A way to use a straight line to show how one number changes with another
- Specialized
1
7.0
A machine that makes tiny charged particles move faster in a straight line
- Specialized
1
4.1
An equation with the variable to the first power that makes a straight line when graphed
- Specialized
1
6.0
A math method to find the best result when rules use only adding and multiplying by numbers
- Specialized
1
6.7
A way of drawing that makes distant objects look smaller to show distance
- Specialized
A device with a pointer that moves evenly as the measured value changes
- Specialized
A rule that changes functions and keeps addition and multiplication by numbers
- Specialized
A system that keeps a machine stable using a simple model and noisy measurements despite random disturbances
- Specialized
A machine that uses microwaves to speed up charged particles in a straight line
- Specialized
A unit of distance used in sea navigation, like a nautical mile
How Straight
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Linear comes from the Latin linea ('line'), the same idea as the English word line. So linear describes something 'in a straight line' or measured in one direction.