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linearly, adv.|ˈlɪnɪəlɪ|
[f. linear a. + -ly2.]
a. In a linear direction.
b. By linear measurement.
c. By means of lines.
1881Nature XXIII. 331 A cell n times greater linearly each way. 1887R. A. Roberts Integral Calculus i. 316 The arc of the general bicircular quartic can be determined linearly. 1891W. A. Jamieson Dis. Skin i. (ed. 3) 6 The upper part is marked with prominences called papillæ arranged linearly.
d. In a way that involves only terms of one dimension; in a linear or proportional manner.
1851Phil. Mag. I. 295 If a quadratic function (U) be linearly converted into another (V), any minor determinant of any order of V must be a syzygetic function of all the minor determinants of U of the same order. 1859G. Salmon Lessons Introd. Mod. Higher Algebra vi. 34 From the four equations thus formed we can eliminate linearly the four quantities, x3, x2y, xy2, y3. 1885[see Legendre]. 1955Bull. Atomic Sci. June 208/1 The extent of fall-out varies linearly with the fission yield of the bomb. 1963Amer. Jrnl. Physics XXXI. 336/2 A necessary and sufficient condition..is that θ and T be related linearly. 1969Listener 12 June 831/1 Criminals in human society..increase more rapidly than linearly with the total number of victims available. That is to say, if we double the population we more than double the number of criminals. |