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" No, what is important is neither linearity or non-linearity, but the change, the degree of change from something that doesn't move to other events with different tempos in particular."
Karlheinz Stockhausen

Meaning of "linearity" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF LINEARITY

ˌlɪnɪˈærɪtɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LINEARITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Linearity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LINEARITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Linearity

In common usage, linearity refers to a mathematical relationship or function that can be graphically represented as a straight line, as in two quantities that are directly proportional to each other, such as voltage and current in a simple DC circuit, or the mass and weight of an object. A crude but simple example of this concept can be observed in the volume control of an audio amplifier. While our ears may perceive a relatively even gradation of volume as the control goes from 1 to 10, the electrical power consumed in the speaker is rising geometrically with each numerical increment. The "loudness" is proportional to the volume number, while the wattage is doubling with every unit increase. In mathematics, a linear map or linear function f is a function that satisfies the following two properties: ▪ Additivity: f = f + f. ▪ Homogeneity of degree 1: f = αf for all α. The homogeneity and additivity properties together are called the superposition principle.

Definition of linearity in the English dictionary

The definition of linearity in the dictionary is the fact or quality of being linear.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LINEARITY

charity · clarity · colinearity · collinearity · curvilinearity · disparity · familiarity · multicollinearity · nonlinearity · overfamiliarity · parity · peculiarity · polarity · popularity · rectilinearity · regularity · singularity · solidarity · subsidiarity · unfamiliarity

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LINEARITY

lineament · linear · Linear A · linear accelerator · Linear B · linear collider · linear equation · linear measure · linear motor · linear ordering · linear perspective · linear programming · linear space · linearisation · linearization · linearize · linearly · lineate · lineated · lineation

WORDS THAT END LIKE LINEARITY

angularity · authority · capillarity · cellularity · circularity · complementarity · dissimilarity · granularity · insularity · interdisciplinarity · irregularity · modularity · molarity · muscularity · osmolarity · particularity · planarity · rarity · registered charity · similarity · vulgarity

Synonyms and antonyms of linearity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «linearity» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF LINEARITY

Find out the translation of linearity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of linearity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «linearity» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

线性度
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

linealidad
570 millions of speakers
en

English

linearity
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

linearity
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخطي
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

линейность
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

linearidade
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

রৈখিকতা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

linéarité
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Linearity
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Linearität
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

直線性
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

선형성
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Linearity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tuyến tính
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

நேரியல்பு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

लीनियरिटी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

doğrusallık
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

linearità
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

liniowość
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

лінійність
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

liniaritate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γραμμικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lineariteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

linjäritet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

linearitet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of linearity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LINEARITY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of linearity
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about linearity

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QUOTES WITH «LINEARITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word linearity.
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Karlheinz Stockhausen
No, what is important is neither linearity or non-linearity, but the change, the degree of change from something that doesn't move to other events with different tempos in particular.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LINEARITY»

Discover the use of linearity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to linearity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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High-linearity RF Amplifier Design
This is a comprehensive guide to a key emerging area of technology--the theory and practical application of distortion reducing mechanisms, or linearisers, for RF power amplifiers.
Peter B. Kenington, 2000
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Linearity, Symmetry, and Prediction in the Hydrogen Atom
This book concentrates on how to make predictions about the numbers of each kind of basic state of a quantum system from only two ingredients: the symmetry and the linear model of quantum mechanics.
Stephanie Frank Singer, 2006
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Sensitivity, Linearity and Reliability Enhancement of ...
The second part of the dissertation describes the fabrication and development of organic photovoltaic devices, which potentially can be used to power the wireless chip of the implantable biosensor described above.
Santhisagar Vaddiraju, 2009
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Foundations of Mathematical Optimization: Convex Analysis ...
The book contains an introduction to non-differentiable and vector optimization. Audience: This volume will be of interest to mathematicians, engineers, and economists working in mathematical optimization.
Diethard Pallaschke, Stefan Rolewicz, 1997
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Cooperative Optical Non-Linearity in a Blockaded Rydberg ...
This thesis describes the first demonstration of a cooperative optical non-linearity based on Rydberg excitation.
Jonathan D. Pritchard, 2012
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The Illusion of Linearity: From Analysis to Improvement
Although the empirical study of students improper linear reasoning clearly constitutes a new line of research, it owes a great deal to prior work in mathematics education research community (such as the work of the scholars of the ...
Dirk de Bock, Wim van van Dooren, Dirk Janssens, 2007
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Pharmaceutical Statistics Using SAS: A Practical Guide
8.3. Assessing. Dose. Linearity. As discussed in the introduction, when an oral tablet is taken it will be absorbed, distributed, metabolized and eliminated. Imagine that the body is made up of many different compartments. The drug amount that ...
Alex Dmitrienko, Christy Chuang-Stein, Ralph B. D'Agostino, 2007
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High-Linearity CMOS RF Front-End Circuits
In many cases highly linear passive loads are used to provide good linearity. However, more care has to be taken if active loads are used or if the passive loads do not provide sufficient linearity. Such nonlinearity can also be compressed if the ...
Yongwang Ding, Ramesh Harjani, 2006
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Architecture and the Burdens of Linearity
In this suggestive inquiry into the operations of linearity in architectural theory and practice, Catherine Ingraham investigates the line as both a conceptual and literal force in architecture.
Catherine Ingraham, 1998
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Trade-Offs in Analog Circuit Design: The Designer's Companion
The linearity of mixers is measured by the 1 dB compression point and the 3rd order intercept point (refer to Subsection 27.3.2). The linearity of the whole mixer is usually limited by the linearity of the input transconductance stage since ...
Chris Toumazou, George S. Moschytz, Barrie Gilbert, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LINEARITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term linearity is used in the context of the following news items.
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Metrology and Online Gas Chromatography on Sulphur Compounds …
... linearity and repeatability of several compounds have been tested; Spain, EN ISO 19739 test method for repeatability and linearity in addition ... «International Environmental Technology, Jul 15»
2
The McLaren 675LT: Power. A beautiful thing - FleetPoint
The engine in the 675LT has been modified to further improve responsiveness and the linearity of the power delivery. The throttle response is ... «FleetPoint, Jul 15»
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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (PS4) Review - Push Square
This lack of linearity helps to make the environment feel much bigger than it is, and it offers a sense of freedom that few other games possess. «Push Square, Jul 15»
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BMW M6: All You Want (Too Bad About the Guilt) - WSJ
The designers of the M6 struggled to achieve the quiet and accelerative linearity that are an EV's birthrights. Energy storage? During a ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
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Reflections on "Reflections Through Time": Meta-narratives in the Art …
... 1945," Norman N. Holland discusses the film's cliché of a "romantic quadrilateral" in which "A loves B who loves C who loves D." The linearity ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Charles Avery, on show in Edinburgh
And top quality American television like The Wire, which overcomes the linearity of film. I find very little in contemporary art to inspire me. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
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CEO of LRN: Let's build a 'human operating system'
We know that. We came to believe that through planning and control, we could impose linearity and emphasize the bottom line over progress. «GreenBiz, Jul 15»
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Product News: QImaging: Delivering Performance with New High …
... designed specifically to enhance instrument sensitivity and throughput with superior linearity, range and image quality, at an affordable price. «SelectScience.net, Jul 15»
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Soma could be the creepiest game of the year, because the ocean is …
... last game, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs — at the time, it seemed to lower the stakes and encourage linearity. In Soma, it lets the environment ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
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Museum & Gallery Listings for July 17-23
In the 1960s and '70s, Miró often traded elegant linearity for a new boldness of color, gesture and materiality. Wonderful to see. Nahmad ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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