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Linear is used to describe linearity in mathematics

Contents

• Mathematics
• Technology
• Writing
• Other uses
• See also

Linear may also refer to:

Mathematics

• Linear algebra
• Linear code
• Linear cryptanalysis
• Linear equation
• Linear function
• Linear functional
• Linear map
• Linear programming, a type of optimization problem
• Linear system
• Linear system of equations
• Linear transformation

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)

Writing

• Linearity (writing), describing whether symbols in a writing system are composed of lines
• 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 Elamite, one of a number of scripts used to write the Elamite language

Other uses

• A kind of leaf shape in botany
• LINEAR, the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research project
• Linear counterpoint in music
• Linear narrative structure
• Linear (group), a pop music group popular in the 1990s
  • Linear (album), their group's debut album
• 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
• A kind of typeface in the VOX-ATypI classification

See also

• Curvilinear
• Rectilinear (disambiguation)
• Straight (disambiguation)
• Linear mode (disambiguation)

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