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Collinear vs Linear - What's the difference?

collinear | linear |

As adjectives the difference between collinear and linear

is that collinear is lying on the same straight line while linear is linear (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial).

collinear

English

Adjective

(-)
  • lying on the same straight line
  • coaxial

    • Derived terms

    * collinearity * collinearly

    See also

    * coplanar

    Anagrams

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    linear

    English

    (wikipedia linear)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having the form of a line; straight.
  • Of or relating to lines.
  • Made in a step-by-step, logical manner.
  • (botany, of leaves) Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides.
  • (mathematics) Of or relating to a class of polynomial of the form y = ax + b .
  • (physics) A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).

    • Related terms

    * interlineal * interlinear * lineal

    See also

    * quadratic * cubic * quartic * quintic * linear algebra * areal

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