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bilinear

[ bahy-lin-ee-er ]
/ baɪˈlɪn i ər /
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adjective Mathematics.
of, relating to, or having reference to two lines: bilinear coordinates.
of the first degree in each of two variables, as an equation.
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Origin of bilinear

First recorded in 1850–55; bi-1 + linear

Words nearby bilinear

Bilhah, bilharzia, bilharziasis, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, biliary, bilinear, bilinear form, bilinear transformation, bilineate, bilingual, bilingual education
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British Dictionary definitions for bilinear

bilinear
/ (baɪˈlɪnɪə) /
adjective
of or referring to two lines
of or relating to a function of two variables that is linear in each independently, as f(x, y) = xy
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