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Linear vs Lineation - What's the difference?

linear | lineation |

As an adjective linear

is linear (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial).

As a noun lineation is

lineation.

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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    lineation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geology) A linear feature in rock, often structural
    • magnetic lineations
  • (literature) The way in which line breaks are inserted in a poem
  • *{{quote-book, 2001, Shira Wolosky, The Art of Poetry citation
    • , passage=Lineation is very much a matter of syntax, organizing the poem's grammar across its lines in ways significant and central to the poem's meaning.}}

    Related terms

    *lineate *delineation