Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a linear manner; with lines.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a linear manner; with lines.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
linear manner. - adverb In a straight line.
- adverb In the manner of a
linear function.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a linear manner
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Examples
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Waste-derived biochar application will be phased in linearly over the period 2010-2020, by which time it will reach a maximum uptake rate of 0.16 GtC/yr.
SolveClimate: Biochar and George Monbiot’s Misguided Rant 2009
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F. Properties 1 - 5 state that a vector space is an of a vector space V is called linearly dependent if there exist coefficients
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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"In our view, investors underestimate Apple because they tend to look at the company 'linearly' when they need to look at Apple 'non-linearly'," wrote analyst Andrew Neff in a note to investors Thursday.
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Although the essays are arranged "linearly" so that following the Introduction are the pieces by Gilmartin, Wheatley, Mahoney, and Pfau, they can, of course, be accessed through links on the Contents page in whatever order you choose.
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Although the essays are arranged "linearly" so that following the Introduction are the pieces by Reiman, Keach, Morton, and then the response by Brigham, they can, of course, be accessed through links on the Contents page in whatever order you choose.
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You may be astonished to find out if you've been thinking "linearly" up until now.
Safehaven Safehaven.com 2010
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You may be astonished to find out if you've been thinking "linearly" up until now.
Safehaven Safehaven.com 2010
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Strange, I got my first VCR in the late 70s (remember the Betamax?) and have rarely watched TV "linearly" since.
Betanews 2010
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Strange, I got my first VCR in the late 70s (remember the Betamax?) and have rarely watched TV "linearly" since.
Betanews Tim Conneally 2010
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You may be astonished to find out if you've been thinking "linearly" up until now.
Safehaven Safehaven.com 2010
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