linearity

[ lin-ee-ar-i-tee ]
/ ˌlɪn iˈær ɪ ti /
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noun, plural lin·e·ar·i·ties.

the property, quality, or state of being linear.
Television. the accuracy with which the shapes in a televised image are reproduced on the screen of a receiving set.
Electronics. the measure of the extent to which a certain response is directly proportional to the applied excitation.

Origin of linearity

First recorded in 1740–50; linear + -ity

Words nearby linearity

linear programming, linear regression analysis, linear space, linear transformation, linear-tracking, linearity, linearize, lineate, lineation, linebacker, linebred

Words related to linearity

period, breadth, term, mileage, span, diameter, stretch, section, space, portion, height, width, range, magnitude, limit, duration, radius, piece, segment, dimension

Example sentences from the Web for linearity

  • Linearity is effectively supplanted by non-linear descriptions of the many interlocking factors at work.

    The Civilization of Illiteracy |Mihai Nadin

  • Industrial markets are optimally served by the sequential nature of literacy and the linearity inherent in its structure.

    The Civilization of Illiteracy |Mihai Nadin

  • Linearity: relation among dependent phenomena that can be described through a linear function.

    The Civilization of Illiteracy |Mihai Nadin