linearity

American

[lin-ee-ar-i-tee] / ˌlɪn iˈær ɪ ti /

noun

the property, quality, or state of being linear.
Television. the accuracy with which the shapes in a televised image are reproduced on the screen of a receiving set.
Electronics. the measure of the extent to which a certain response is directly proportional to the applied excitation.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

linearities

plural

Etymology

Origin of linearity

First recorded in 1740–50; linear + -ity

Vocabulary lists containing linearity

AB Calculus

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BC Calculus

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Calculus, List 2

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Calibration curves for all eight PAHs showed exceptional linearity, with the R2 value surpassing 0.99.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 1, 2025

While “You Are the Detective” offers a semblance of linearity, another new gamebook—“Can You Solve the Murder?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

Foreman and the Wooster Group share an aversion to linearity, psychological realism and didacticism of any kind.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2024

For those with certain cognitive conditions who move between devices, the linearity of the accessibility features across platforms means a more comforting, consistent experience.

From The Verge ● Jul. 11, 2022

In this town, all is linearity and training.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

One of his gratuitous victims: famed Dutch Abstractionist Piet Mondrian, whose linoleum-like linearities have floored museum walls for two decades.

From Time Magazine Archive

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