linear

 
Pronunciation: /ˈlɪnɪə/

adjective

  • 1arranged in or extending along a straight or nearly straight line: linear movement
  • consisting of or predominantly formed using lines or outlines: simple linear designs
  • involving one dimension only: linear elasticity
  • Mathematics able to be represented by a straight line on a graph: linear functions
  • Mathematics involving or exhibiting directly proportional change in two related quantities: linear relationship
  • 2progressing from one stage to another in a single series of steps; sequential: a linear narrative

Derivatives

linearity

Pronunciation: /-ˈarɪti/
noun

linearly

adverb

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Latin linearis, from linea 'a line' (see line1)