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increasing monotonic

increasing monotonic

9.0
A list of numbers that never goes down and each number is the same or bigger than the one before
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : monótono creciente
  • This data set displays an increasing monotonic trend, as each value is equal to or greater than the previous one.

Examples

  • The function is increasing monotonic, so it never decreases at any point on its domain.

  • A strictly increasing monotonic sequence must have each term greater than the one before.

  • The data shows an increasing monotonic trend over the past decade.

  • We need to analyze the increasing monotonic behavior of this function.

  • The stock prices followed a increasing monotonic pattern, steadily climbing without any dips.

  • In mathematics, an increasing monotonic function means that as x increases, the function value does not decrease.

  • The experiments revealed an increasing monotonic trend in temperature readings throughout the day.

Synonyms

upsloping
vsincreasing monotonic
4.6

Rising from a lower to a higher point, as in a path or trend

is used for sequences or functions whose values never fall
increasing
vsincreasing monotonic
1.0

Becoming greater in amount or number

means values that never decrease across steps or time
rising
vsincreasing monotonic
2.6

Becoming greater in amount or number

refers to values that never fall rather than only climb at times

Antonyms

decreasing monotonic
  • Specialized
8.8

A sequence or function that never increases as you move along

Surface Forms

increasing monotonic positive

Morphology

increasing + monotonic

The meaning is directly derivable from the parts: 'increasing' (becoming greater) combined with 'monotonic' (never reversing direction) yields a sequence that consistently increases or never decreases. This is a compositional, technical description (often phrased as 'monotonically increasing') and the logic is cross-linguistically common, so a learner who knows both words would understand it.

Etymology

Increasing monotonic paints the picture of a staircase or path that only goes up or stays level, where each step is as high or higher than the one before; increasing means getting bigger and monotonic means it 'never goes down'.