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Linear vs Unidirectional - What's the difference?

linear | unidirectional |

As adjectives the difference between linear and unidirectional

is that linear is linear (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial) while unidirectional is pertaining to only one direction, eg: where all component parts are aligned in the same direction in space.

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

    Anagrams

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    unidirectional

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Pertaining to only one direction, e.g.: where all component parts are aligned in the same direction in space.
  • * 2005 , Richard Samson, Training for the New Millennium: Pedagogies for translation and interpreting , edited by Martha Tennent, Benjamins Translation Library, p. 119:
    • Equally important is the class mailing list, which facilitates two-way communication at a distance. (By contrast, the web page is basically a unidirectional teacher-to-student communication.)

    Antonyms

    * bidirectional

    See also

    * omnidirectional