Linear (disambiguation)

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The word linear comes from the Latin word linearis, which means "created by lines".

Mathematics[]

Technology[]

  • Particularly in electronics, a device whose characteristic or transfer function is linear, in the mathematical sense, is called linear
  • Linear amplifier, a component of amateur radio equipment
  • Linear element, part of an electric circuit
  • Linear motor a type of electric motor
  • Linear phase, a property of an electronic filter
  • Linear Technology, an integrated circuit manufacturer
  • Linearity (computer and video games)

Other uses[]

  • A kind of leaf shape in botany
  • LINEAR, the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research project
  • Linear A, one of two scripts used in ancient Crete
  • Linear B, a script that was used for writing Mycenaean, an early form of Greek
  • Linear counterpoint in music
  • Linear narrative structure
  • Linear (group), a pop music group popular in the 1990s
  • Linear (film), a film that was released with the U2 album No Line on the Horizon
  • Linear molecular geometry in chemistry
  • Linear motion, motion along a straight line
  • Linearity (writing), describing whether symbols in a writing system are composed of lines
  • A kind of typeface in the VOX-ATypI classification

See also[]

  • Curvilinear
  • Rectilinear (disambiguation)
  • Straight (disambiguation)
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