monotonically

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English monotonic
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālislbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
Middle English -ally
English -ally
English monotonically

    From monotonic + -ally.

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪkli/
    • (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /ˌmɑnəˈtɑnɪkli/
    • (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪkli/
    • (Australia) IPA(key): /ˌmɔnəˈtɔnɪkli/
    • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌmɒnəˈtɒnəkli/, [ˌmɔ̟nəˈtɔ̟nəkli]
    • Rhymes: -ɪkli

    Adverb

    monotonically (not comparable)

    1. In a monotonic manner, pertaining to the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent to indicate stress.
    2. (mathematics) In a monotonic manner, of a function that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases.

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