linear
/ˈlɪniər/
adjective
- Arranged in or extending along a straight or nearly straight line.
- Linear patterns are common in modern architecture.
- The garden path has a linear design with straight edges.
- The students sat in a linear row facing the blackboard.
- Progressing from one stage to another in a single, direct sequence; not branching or cyclical.
- In a linear narrative, events happen one after another.
- The story follows a linear timeline from beginning to end.
- Many video games now offer non-linear choices instead of a linear plot.
- Relating to or involving a mathematical relationship that can be represented by a straight line.
- The scientist found a linear relationship between temperature and pressure.
- A linear equation like y = 2x + 1 graphs as a straight line.
- Linear functions are the simplest type of function in algebra.