different between monotonic vs polytonic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????? (monótonos, “monotone”) +? -???? (-ikós, “-ic”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m?n??t?n?k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?m?n??t?n?k/
• Rhymes: -?n?k

Adjective

monotonic (not comparable)

1. of or using the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent to indicate stress. It replaced polytonic system in 1982.
2. (mathematics) said of a function that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases.
3. Uttered in a monotone; monotonous.

Antonyms

• (using Greek system of diacritics): polytonic

Related terms

• antimonotonic
• monotone
• monotony
• monotonous
• monotonic decreasing
• monotonic increasing
• monotonic function

Translations

Further reading

• Greek diacritics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Monotonic function on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From poly- +? tonic.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?li?t?n?k/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p?li?t?n?k/
• Rhymes: -?n?k

Adjective

polytonic

1. having several tones
   1. of or using the Greek system of diacritics which employs the rough and smooth breathings and the grave, acute, and circumflex accents. Replaced by the monotonic system in 1982.

Antonyms

• monotonic

Translations

Further reading

• Greek diacritics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia