Linear



GRE 考研

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 线的; 成直线的
• ［英］ adj. 线的 ( of lines) ; 成直线的 ( made of lines)
• ［记］ 以上二词都来自line ( 直线) , 注意意义的不同
• ［例］ a lineal descendent ( 直系后代) / a linear design ( 线条图案)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Date: circa 1656
• 1.
  • a.
    • (1) of, relating to, resembling, or having a graph that is a line and especially a straight line ; straight
    • (2) involving a single dimension
  • b.
    • (1) of the first degree with respect to one or more variables
    • (2) of, relating to, based on, or being linear equations, linear differential equations, linear functions, linear transformations, or linear algebra
  • c.
    • (1) characterized by an emphasis on line <linear art>
    • (2) composed of simply drawn lines with little attempt at pictorial representation <linear script>
  • d. consisting of a straight chain of atoms
• 2. elongated with nearly parallel sides <linear leaf> — see leaf illustration
• 3. having or being a response or output that is directly proportional to the input
• 4. of, relating to, or based or depending on sequential development <linear thinking><a linear narrative>
• ? linearity noun
• ? linearly adverb

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