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    [Adjective]  | "lin*e*ar" | \ ˈli-nē-ər \


    1: of, relating to, resembling, or having a graph that is a line and especially a straight line : straight

    2: involving a single dimension

    3: of the first degree with respect to one or more variables


    Origin: circa 1656 ;

    [Noun]  | "Linear A" | \ -ˈā \


    1: a linear form of writing used in Crete from the 18th to the 15th centuries b.c.


    Origin: 1948 ;

    [Noun]  | "linear accelerator" 


    1: a device in which charged particles are accelerated in a straight line by successive impulses from a series of electric fields


    Origin: 1945 ;

    [Noun]  | "linear algebra" 


    1: a branch of mathematics that is concerned with mathematical structures closed under the operations of addition and scalar multiplication and that includes the theory of systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, vector spaces, and linear transformations


    Origin: 1870 ;

    [Noun]  | "Linear B" | \ -ˈbē \


    1: a linear form of writing employing syllabic characters and used at Knossos on Crete and on the Greek mainland from the 15th to the 12th centuries b.c. for documents in Mycenaean Greek


    Origin: 1950 ;

    [Noun]  | "linear combination" 


    1: a mathematical entity (such as 4x + 5y + 6z) which is composed of sums and differences of elements (such as variables, matrices, or functions) especially when the coefficients are not all zero


    Origin: 1960 ;

    [Noun]  | "linear dependence" 


    1: the property of one set (as of matrices or vectors) having at least one linear combination of its elements equal to zero when the coefficients are taken from another given set and at least one of its coefficients is not equal to zero


    Origin: 1907 ;

    [Noun]  | "linear equation" 


    1: an equation of the first degree in any number of variables


    Origin: 1816 ;

    [Noun]  | "linear function" 


    1: a mathematical function in which the variables appear only in the first degree, are multiplied by constants, and are combined only by addition and subtraction

    2: linear transformation


    Origin: 1853 ;

    [Noun]  | "linear independence" 


    1: the property of a set (as of matrices or vectors) having no linear combination of all its elements equal to zero when coefficients are taken from a given set unless the coefficient of each element is zero


    Origin: 1907 ;

    [Adjective]  | "linear" 


    1: free from irregularities or digressions in course;


      * e.g., " ... the bullets from early firearms were notorious for not following a strictly linear path through the air "



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     [ "linear" ]

    1: To be surfing the line of the wave for a good amount of time.

      * e.g.,  ... The waves are breaking perfect for a linear ride. 


     [ "linear" ]

    2: Riding smoothly and flawlessly down the line of the wave.

      * e.g.,  ... "Rob is one of my favorite surfers. He's so linear every time he gets on the board." 

     [ "linear" ]

    1: 'Straight'

      * e.g.,  ... Keep it linear 


     [ "linear" ]

    2: Such as Straight

     [ "linear" ]

    1: not gay

      * e.g.,  ... Tom is linear. 

     [ "linear" ]

    1: (radio slang)

      * e.g.,  ... Yeah, I got a new silver eagle freeband linear, and were putting out a california kilowatt now. 


     [ "linear" ]

    2: An amplifier used after the transceiver output. So named for its purity of amplification. Linear, in the mathematical sense, means that what comes out is directly proportional to what goes in. As far as linear amps go, if you double the input, the output is doubled and so on. This does not generate any additional frequency byproducts. If the amp is nonlinear, sums, differences and all combinations of those are generated also.

     [ "linearism" ]

    1: A linear structure-of-truth (timestamp) in contrast to a cyclical structure-of-truth. Instances include historical materialism, negative formalism, and post-structuralism.

      * e.g.,  ... Linearism creates a linear structure-of-truth from cyclical elements; leaving to Hinduism the conundrum of creating a cyclical structure-of-truth from linear elements. 

     [ "Linearization" ]

    1: The act of aligning or focusing ideas,and/or objects in a linear (strait lined) fashion

      * e.g.,  ... Cephalization is a huge advantage for the animal world for the purpose of creating the centralized nervous system with sensory organs such as olfactory senses, sight or just the basic linearization of nervous tissue toward the head or sometimes anterior regions. This helps the animal to learn, adapt, compete for resources, and procreate within it's ecosystem, basically to think and learn. 

     [ "Linear" ]

    1: Linear means “go kill yourself” It is a common slang word in bullying used so teachers and most people don’t do anything about it so the bully doesn’t get in trouble because teachers and most people don’t know what it means.

      * e.g.,  ... Boy: Hey Amy! 

     [ "linear algebra" ]

    1: Also known as abstract algebra. The study of vector spaces, linear transformations, ect. Like algebra only your working with matrices instead of numbers.

      * e.g.,  ... Rob: "Hey Sean are we gonna go clubin tonight or what?" 

     [ "non-linear" ]

    1: Exhibiting a sudden change of personality, from one extreme to another.

      * e.g.,  ...  Man I be workin' the honey when she went non-linear on my ass. 

     [ "linear jerk" ]

    1: mutual masterbation, a variation on circle jerk

      * e.g.,  ... after all jake gyllenhaal films, a circle jerk must be performed in his honor. unless there's only two people, in which case it must be a linear jerk.  

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