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linear  /ˈlɪ ni ər/ ? Meaning of "linear"

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Definition(s):

  1. (adj) designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
  2. (adj) of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension
  3. (adj) of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input
  4. (adj) (of a leaf shape) long and narrow
  5. (adj) measured lengthwise

Synonym(s)

analogue, one-dimensional, additive, running, elongate

Antonyms(s)

planar, nonlinear

Usage(s):

  1. Before the Karmarkar method, linear equations could be solved only in a cumbersome fashion, ironically known as the simplex method, devised by Mathematician George Dantzig in 1947.
  2. Voicemail is organized in a similarly linear fashion.
  3. Instead of linear back-and-forth movements, GXS offers more than a hundred variations, most of them circular and three-dimensional.

Quotes

  • Jana Bennett, director of BBC Vision, said: "This heralds a new era when viewers will have the freedom to watch programs from the BBC's linear TV channels when they want."
    on Jun 28, 2007 By: Jana Bennett Source: Xinhua

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