Linear

Table of contents

1 Etymology 2 English 2.1 Adjective 2.1.1 Translations 2.2 Related Terms 2.2.1 See also 2.3 Proper Noun 2.4 Acronym

Etymology

From Latin linea , line, + adjective suffix -aris

English

Adjective

linear

1. having the form of a line.
2. (Mathematics) of a class of polynomial of the form Failed to parse (PNG conversion failed; check for correct installation of latex, dvips, gs, and convert): y = a.x + b

Translations

• Finnish: lineaarinen
• Korean: 자 (ja)
• Swedish: linjär , lineär

Related Terms

• interlineal
• interlinear
• lineal

See also

• quadratic
• cubic
• quartic
• quintic

Proper Noun

Linear

1. (Astronomy) A comet, cataloged as “C/1999 S4”, discovered on September, 27 1999, by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research program in New Mexico. (See [1]) Sometimes spelled LINEAR.

Acronym

LINEAR

1. (Astronomy) Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research program.