different between linear vs subquadratic

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

sub- +? quadratic

Adjective

subquadratic (not comparable)

1. (computing) Describing an algorithm that runs in greater than linear, but less than quadratic time

Synonyms

• linearithmic
• quasilinear