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Linear vs Polar - What's the difference?

linear | polar |

As an adjective linear

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

As a noun polar is

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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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    polar

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole)
  • of an orbit that passes over, or near, one of these poles
  • (chemistry) having a dipole; ionic
  • (mathematics) of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and an angle
  • (linguistics, of a question) Having but two possible answers, yes'' and ''no .

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