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linear
1. adj. enum, constant, quadratic
2. adj. Having the form of a line; straight.
3. adj. Of or relating to lines.
4. adj. Made in a step-by-step, logical manner.
5. adj. (botany, of leaves) Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides.
6. adj. (mathematics) Of or relating to a class of polynomial of the form y = ax + b.
7. adj. (physics) A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).
a linear meter

Example Sentences

But if evolution is not linear, where do you stop?

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