different between linear vs discrete

English

Etymology

From Latin l?ne?ris, from l?nea (“line”) + -?ris (adjectival suffix). Doublet of lineal.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?l?n.i.?/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?l?n.i.?/

Adjective

linear (comparative more linear, superlative most linear)

1. Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.
2. Of or relating to lines.
3. Made, or designed to be used, in a step-by-step, sequential manner.

4. (botany, of leaves) Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides.
5. (mathematics) Of or relating to a class of polynomial of the form ${\displaystyle y=ax+b}$.
6. (physics) A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).

Antonyms

• nonlinear

Coordinate terms

• (pertaining to length): areal, spacial, spatial
• (one-dimensional unit): cubic, square

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Arline, Erlian, Irelan, Lanier, aliner, enrail, lanier, larine, nailer, renail

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin l?ne?ris.

Adjective

linear (masculine and feminine plural linears)

1. linear

   Synonym: lineal

Related terms

• línia

Further reading

• “linear” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “linear” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “linear” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “linear” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin l?ne?ris.

Adjective

linear m or f (plural lineares, comparable)

1. linear (having the form of a straight line)
2. (mathematics) linear (being a first-degree polynomial)
3. linear (made in a step-by-step, logical manner)

Related terms

• linha

Further reading

• “linear” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Adjective

linear m or n (feminine singular linear?, masculine plural lineari, feminine and neuter plural lineare)

1. Alternative form of liniar

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /line?a?/, [li.ne?a?]

Etymology 1

From Latin line?ris.

Adjective

linear (plural lineares)

1. (botany) linear

Derived terms

• perspectiva linear

Etymology 2

From Latin line?re.

Verb

linear (first-person singular present lineo, first-person singular preterite lineé, past participle lineado)

1. to line
2. to outline, mark out

Conjugation

English

Etymology

From Old French discret, from Latin discr?tus, past participle of discern? (“divide”), from dis- + cern? (“sift”). Doublet of discreet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?s?k?i?t/
• Homophone: discreet
• Rhymes: -i?t

Adjective

discrete (comparative more discrete, superlative most discrete)

1. Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.
2. That can be perceived individually and not as connected to, or part of something else.
3. (electrical engineering) Having separate electronic components, such as individual diodes, transistors and resisters, as opposed to integrated circuitry.
4. (audio engineering) Having separate and independent channels of audio, as opposed to multiplexed stereo or quadraphonic, or other multi-channel sound.
5. (topology) Having each singleton subset open: said of a topological space or a topology.
6. Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause.

Usage notes

• Although cognate and identical in the Middle English period, the term has become distinct from discreet.

Antonyms

• continuous
• (electrical engineering): integrated
• (audio engineering): multiplexed

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• desertic, discreet

Italian

Adjective

discrete

1. feminine plural of discreto

Anagrams

• credesti

Latin

Participle

discr?te

1. vocative masculine singular of discr?tus

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dis?kre.te]

Noun

discrete

1. indefinite feminine plural nominative/accusative of discret
2. indefinite neuter plural nominative/accusative of discret