Cyclic vs Linear - What's the difference?
cyclic | linear |
Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals
(chemistry) Of a compound having chains of atoms arranged in a ring
(botany) Having parts arranged in a whorl
(mathematics, of a group) being generated by only one element
(geometry, of a polygon) able to be inscribed in a circle
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 .
(physics) A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).
As adjectives the difference between cyclic and linear
is that cyclic is characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals while linear is having the form of a line; straight.As a proper noun Linear is
a comet, cataloged as “C/1999 S4”, discovered on September 27, 1999, by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research program in New Mexico. (See ) Sometimes spelled LINEAR.As an acronym LINEAR is
Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research program.cyclic
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Adjective
(en adjective)- The weather had a cyclic pattern of rain and sun.
- Benzene and cyclohexane are both cyclic compounds.
