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Successive vs Linear - What's the difference?

successive | linear |

As adjectives the difference between successive and linear

is that successive is coming one after the other in a series while linear is linear (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial).

successive

English

Adjective

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  • Coming one after the other in a series.
  • They had won the title for five successive years.
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  • Of, or relating to a succession; hereditary.
  • a successive''' title; a '''successive empire

    Synonyms

    * (in a series) consecutive

    Derived terms

    * successively * nonsuccessive

    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).
  • See also

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

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