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- Dictionarylinear/ˈlɪnɪə/
adjective
- 1. arranged in or extending along a straight or nearly straight line: "linear arrangements"
- 2. progressing from one stage to another in a single series of steps; sequential: "a linear narrative"
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involving events or thoughts in which one follows another one directly: Usually, stories are told in a linear way, from start to finish. These mental exercises are designed to break linear thinking habits and encourage creativity.
The meaning of LINEAR is of, relating to, resembling, or having a graph that is a line and especially a straight line : straight. How to use linear in a sentence.
A linear process or development is one in which something changes or progresses straight from one stage to another, and has a starting point and an ending point.
having the form of or resembling a line: linear nebulae. progressing logically from step to step; having a regular sequence of stages: Such linear thinking can inhibit true innovation and creative exploration. Mathematics. consisting of, involving, or describable by terms of the first degree.
involving events or thoughts in which one follows another one directly: Usually, stories are told in a linear way, from start to finish. These mental exercises are designed to break linear thinking habits and encourage creativity.
1. Of, relating to, or resembling a line; straight. 2. a. In, of, describing, described by, or related to a straight line. b. Having only one dimension. 3. Characterized by, composed of, or emphasizing drawn lines rather than painterly effects. 4. Botany Narrow and elongated with nearly parallel margins: a linear leaf.
Something linear is like a line. The adjective usually refers to something that follows an expected order or sequence — like railroad tracks or even the progression of a disease. Drawn from the word line, something linear follows that concept, coming from the Latin līneāris, "belonging to a line."
Definition of linear adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
linear meaning, definition, what is linear: consisting of lines, or in the form of a...: Learn more.
linear measure. of or relating to the characteristics of a work of art in which forms and rhythms are defined chiefly in terms of line. having the form of or resembling a line:
