['l?n??]
¦ adjective
1. arranged in or extending along a straight line.
consisting of lines or outlines.
involving one dimension only.
2. sequential: a linear narrative.
3. Mathematics able to be represented by a straight line on a graph.
involving directly proportional change in two related quantities.
Derivatives
linearity noun
linearization or linearisation noun
linearize or linearise verb
linearizer or lineariser noun
linearly adverb
Origin
C17: from L.
linearis, from
linea (see
line1).