A comet, cataloged as “C/1999 S4”, discovered on September 27, 1999, by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research program in New Mexico. (See ) Sometimes spelled LINEAR
{s} straight; one dimensional; pertaining to length; involving or resembling lines; narrow and elongated; involving linear functions or equations (Mathematics)
of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension; "a linear foot" designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree measured lengthwise; "cost of lumber per running foot" of a leaf shape; long and narrow
Type of relationship between variables in which a one-unit change in one variable is associated with a constant change in the other variable in the same or opposite direction; when plotted forms a straight line
in mathematics: a relationship is which a variable is proportional to another variable or the sum of a set of variables Example: a straight line that goes through the origin This relation has the form Y=aX
A linear process or development is one in which something changes or progresses straight from one stage to another, and has a starting point and an ending point. the linear view of time, with the idea that the past is moving into the present and the present into the future
Linear movement or force occurs in a straight line rather than in a curve. adj. Linear A and Linear B linear accelerator linear algebra linear approximation linear programming linear transformation
(1) Having an output that varies in direct proportion to the input ; or, (2) A ratio in which a change in one of two related quantities is accompanied by a directly proportional change in the other
this term is used when costs and relationships we are describing are straight lines when they are put onto a graph The formula for a straight line is Y = a + bX (see total cost) Non linear is the term used when costs, revenues and other relationships are curved lines when put onto a graph
If the input is increased by a factor of, say 1 2, then the output increases by a factor of 1 2, no more and no less This is the ideal for all parts of a sound system, since no distortion is introduced
1 Referring to mechanical movement, the ability of the voice coil to move in and out in the air gap without moving side-to-side Non-linear movement can damage the voice coil 4 2 Referring to speaker response, the ability to maintain power or movement without loss of drive force 4 3 Referring to port operation, the relationship bewteen the amount of air moving through the port vs the amount of air moved by the cone Non-linear response in a port causes audible distortion 4
Aside from its geometric meaning, linear describes systems in which an output is directly proportional to an input In particular, a linear °elastic system is one in which the internal displacements are (at equilibrium) directly proportional to applied forces