superlinearity

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Italic *super

Latin super

Latin super-lbor.

English super-

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

English superlinearity

From super- + linearity.

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Noun

superlinearity (usually uncountable, plural superlinearities)

1. (mathematics) The state or condition of being superlinear.