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multilinear

multilinear

8.5
A rule where the output changes at a fixed rate with each input when others stay fixed
  • adjective
  • /ˌmʌltiˈlɪniər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : multilineal
  • For the case where a temporal sequence of meshes is available, Bolkart and Wuhrer (2015) fit a multilinear model and estimate a 4D sequence parametrization.

Examples

  • When studying trends in data, analysts often use a multilinear approach to evaluate how various factors impact the outcome simultaneously.

  • Julian H. Steward, Theory of Culture Change: The Methodology of Multilinear Evolution (Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 1955).

    Academic text (2012)

  • Vlasic et al. (2005) modeled the combined effect of identity and expression variation on the facial shape by using a multilinear model.

    Academic text (2018)

  • In mathematics, a multilinear function takes input from multiple variables and outputs a single value based on linear combinations.

  • The research paper discussed a multilinear system of equations that described the interaction between several variables in a complex scenario.

Antonyms

unilinear
  • Specialized
8.7

Following a single line or direction, like a path

Compounds

multilinear evolution
  • Formal
9.9

Cultures develop in many different ways instead of one single path

Surface Forms

multilinear positive

Morphology

multilinear = linear (semi-transparent) = multi + linear

The word is transparently built from 'multi-' and 'linear', but the exact mathematical sense is specialized and not fully predictable for all learners.

Etymology

The word multilinear comes from multi- meaning 'many' and linear from line meaning 'straight line'. So, in math a multilinear function is 'linear', like a 'straight line', in each of its variables.