linearity

[ lin-ee-ar-i-tee ]

/ ˌlɪn iˈær ɪ ti /

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.

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First recorded in 1740–50; linear + -ity

Linearity is effectively supplanted by non-linear descriptions of the many interlocking factors at work.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
Industrial markets are optimally served by the sequential nature of literacy and the linearity inherent in its structure.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
Linearity: relation among dependent phenomena that can be described through a linear function.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin