linearly.
In a linear manner.
Meaning & usage
In a linear manner.
In a straight line.
Sequentially in time; chronologically.
In the manner of a linear function.
The effect related linearly to the amount of causative agent added.
Forward or backward, as opposed to laterally or diagonally.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *līnomder. Proto-Italic *līnom Latin līnum Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin līneus Latin līnea Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin līneārisbor. English linear Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English linearly From linear + -ly.
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