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to linearize

to linearize

1 8.0
To make something straight or into a simple line for study
  • verb
  • /ˈlɪniəˌraɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : linealizar
  • To simplify the calculations, we need to linearize the data into a straight line.

Examples

  • And for that, what I need to do is to linearize this expression.

  • And so let's linearize around that point, OK?

  • OK, so how do you linearize that thing?

  • And the RAW converter is supposed to linearize it again?

    Blog text (14)
  • It takes it out and the system is linearized, right?

  • We estimated sampling errors using the Taylor series linearized method.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Analog outputs are automatically linearized after respanning.

    Academic text (1995)
  • It linearizes a traditional non-linear pump's curve and allows for load balancing over several pumps.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Day-to-day design applications require at least linear static, natural frequencies and mode shapes, linearized buckling, and steady-state thermal analyses.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The stand-alone thermometer has a direct linearized 4- to 20-mA output, so it can be connected directly to a programmable controller or other data acquisition equipment without the need for a signal conditioner or indicator box.

    Academic text (1995)

How Straight

to straighten
114 2.5
to linearize
  • Specialized
1 8.0
to align
89 3.5
to bend
268 1.0

Surface Forms

linearize infinitive
linearized past
linearized past participle
linearizing present participle
linearizes third person singular

Morphology

linearize = linear (transparent) = linear + ize

The verb is a regular verbalization of the adjective 'linear' meaning 'make or render linear,' which is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word linearize starts with linear, from the Latin linea meaning 'line', and ends with -ize, which means 'to make'. So, to linearize something is to 'make it into a line' or 'make it straight', which explains why people in math, science, and engineering use it when they simplify shapes, data, or systems into a linear form.