Linear

[lin·e·ar]

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.

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Of or pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight direction; lineal.

Adjective
of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input; "analogue device"; "linear amplifier"

Adjective
of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension; "a linear foot"

Adjective
designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree

Adjective S.
measured lengthwise; "cost of lumber per running foot"

Adjective S.
of a leaf shape; long and narrow

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Of or pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight direction; lineal.

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Like a line; narrow; of the same breadth throughout, except at the extremities; as, a linear leaf.

Linear

Lin"e*ar , a. [L. linearis, linearius , fr. linea line: cf. F. lin'82aire. See 3d Line.] 1. Of or pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight direction; lineal. 2. (Bot.) Like a line; narrow; of the same breadth throughout, except at the extremities; as, a linear leaf. 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. -- Linear equation (Math.), an equation of the first degree between two variables; -- so called because every such equation may be considered as representing a right line. -- Linear measure, the measurement of length. -- 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. -- Linear problem (Geom.), a problem which may be solved geometrically by the use of right lines alone. -- Linear transformation (Alg.), a change of variables where each variable is replaced by a function of the first degree in the new variable.

Of or pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight direction; lineal.

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Usage Examples

Doing linear scans over an associative array is like trying to club someone to death with a loaded Uzi.

A lot of people in our industry haven't had very diverse experiences. So they don't have enough dots to connect, and they end up with very linear solutions without a broad perspective on the problem. The broader one's understanding of the human experience, the better design we will have.

I thin many people's deviant behavior starts with dreams because dreams are so non-linear... as if there's an assumption that everything has to be linear or has to be plotted.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

There's a logic to dreams that doesn't necessarily follow linear narrative. You don't know why things happen, it's your subconscious pushing you, to give you information.

My idea in terms of managing a narrative, or in thinking in my creative life, is that you could easily argue that the past, the present and the future all occur simultaneously, and if you can postulate that, then you're not strictly bound to a linear narrative.

So much of what we do as artists is a combination of personal experience and imagination, and how that all creeps into your work is not so linear.