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linear

Pronunciation: /lineˈaːɐ̯/

“linear” is a German word. Its 6 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. linear (having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course)
  2. linear; lineal (pertaining to lines)
  3. linear (made in a step-by-step, straightforward manner)
  4. linear (pertaining to polynomials of degree one)
  5. linear (in one dimension)
  6. line-drawn; lineal (drawn using line art)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin līneāris. Doublet of lineal.

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