linear : Idioms & Phrases

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linear a

  • noun an undeciphered writing system used in Crete in the 17th century B.C.
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linear accelerator

  • noun ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path
    linac.
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linear algebra

  • noun the part of algebra that deals with the theory of linear equations and linear transformation
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linear b

  • noun a syllabic script used in Greece in the 13th century B.C.
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Linear differential

  • (Math.), an equation which is of the first degree, when the expression which is equated to zero is regarded as a function of the dependent variable and its differential coefficients.
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Linear equation

  • noun a polynomial equation of the first degree
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  • (Math.), an equation of the first degree between two variables; so called because every such equation may be considered as representing a right line. = straight line!
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linear leaf

  • noun a long slender leaf
    elongate leaf.
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Linear measure

  • noun a unit of measurement of length
    linear measure.
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  • the measurement of length.
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Linear numbers

  • (Math.), such numbers as have relation to length only: such is a number which represents one side of a plane figure. If the plane figure is square, the linear figure is called a root.
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linear operator

  • noun an operator that obeys the distributive law: A(f+g) = Af + Ag (where f and g are functions)
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linear perspective

  • noun the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer
    perspective.
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Linear problem

  • (Geom.), a problem which may be solved geometrically by the use of right lines alone.
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linear programming

  • noun a mathematical technique used in economics; finds the maximum or minimum of linear functions in many variables subject to constraints
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linear regression

  • noun the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b
    rectilinear regression.
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Linear transformation

  • (Alg.), a change of variables where each variable is replaced by a function of the first degree in the new variable.
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linear unit

  • noun a unit of measurement of length
    linear measure.
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linear-shaped

Lin"e*ar-shaped` adjective
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  1. Of a linear shape.
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metric linear unit

  • noun a linear unit of distance in metric terms
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microwave linear accelerator

  • noun linear accelerator that uses microwaves
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nautical linear unit

  • noun a linear unit of distance used in navigation
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