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Bilinear vs Bilineal - What's the difference?

bilinear | bilineal |

As adjectives the difference between bilinear and bilineal

is that bilinear is linear (preserving linear combinations) in each variable while bilineal is tracing descent through both the patriline and the matriline.

As a noun bilinear

is a bilinear function.

bilinear

English

Adjective

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  • (mathematics, of a function in two variables) Linear (preserving linear combinations) in each variable.
    • The function f(x,y)=xy is bilinear , because f(ax+bu,y)=a·f(x,y)+b·f(u,y) and f(x,ay+bv)=a?f(x,y)+b·f(x,v) for all values.
  • (physics) Relating to or consisting of two linear functions.
    • bilinear isotropic hardening

    Derived terms

    * bilinearization * bilinearly

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (maths) A bilinear function

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    bilineal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Tracing descent through both the patriline and the matriline.

    • Synonyms

    * duolineal