linear function

noun

, Mathematics.

1. linear transformation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of linear function¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

The increase is very regular, and seems to be a linear function of the height.

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The linear function, replicated in the use of the lever, was generalized in machines made of many levers.

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

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