linearity

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

substrateder.

Proto-Indo-European *līnom

Proto-Italic *līnom

Latin līnum

Proto-Indo-European *-éyos

Proto-Italic *-ejos

Proto-Italic *-eos

Latin -eus

Latin līneus

Latin līnea

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin -āris

Latin līneārisbor.

English linear

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂tsder.

Latin -itās

Old French -itebor.

Middle English -ite

English -ity

English linearity

From linear + -ity.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, Australia) IPA^(key): /ˌlɪniˈæɹəti/

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌlɪniˈæɹəti/, [ˌlɪniˈæɹəɾi], [ˌlɪniˈæɹɾi]

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• Rhymes: -æɹɪti

Noun

linearity (countable and uncountable, plural linearities)

1. The state of being linear.
2. (mathematics) A relationship between several quantities which can be considered as proportional and expressed in terms of linear algebra, or any mathematical property of a relationship, operation or function that is analogous to such proportionality, satisfying additivity and homogeneity.

Derived terms

• alinearity
• hyperlinearity
• isolinearity
• nonlinearity
• pseudolinearity
• quasilinearity
• superlinearity
• supralinearity

Translations

state of being linear

• French: linéarité (fr) f
• Greek: γραμμικότητα (el) f (grammikótita)
• Irish: líneacht f
• Japanese: 直線性 (ちょくせんせい, chokusensei)
• Portuguese: linearidade f
• Russian: лине́йность (ru) f (linéjnostʹ)
• Spanish: linealidad f
• Swedish: linearitet (sv) c

proportionality or a mathematical property analogous to it

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 線性性 / 线性性 (xiànxìngxìng)

• French: linéarité (fr) f
• Greek: γραμμικότητα (el) f (grammikótita)
• Icelandic: línuleiki m
• Irish: líneacht f
• Japanese: 線形性 (ja) (せんけいせい, senkeisei)
• Portuguese: linearidade f
• Russian: лине́йность (ru) f (linéjnostʹ)
• Spanish: linealidad f
• Swedish: linearitet (sv) c, linjäritet c

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