Linear is used to describe linearity in mathematics.
Linear may also refer to:
Mathematics
- Linear algebra
- Linear code
- Linear cryptanalysis
- Linear equation
- Linear function
- Linear functional
- Linear map
- Linear programming, a type of optimization problem
- Linear system
- Linear system of equations
- Linear transformation
Technology
- Particularly in electronics, a device whose characteristic or transfer function is linear, in the mathematical sense, is called linear
- Linear amplifier, a component of amateur radio equipment
- Linear element, part of an electric circuit
- Linear motor a type of electric motor
- Linear phase, a property of an electronic filter
- Linear Technology, an integrated circuit manufacturer
- Linearity (computer and video games)
Writing
- Linearity (writing), describing whether symbols in a writing system are composed of lines
- Linear A, one of two scripts used in ancient Crete
- Linear B, a script that was used for writing Mycenaean, an early form of Greek
- Linear Elamite, one of a number of scripts used to write the Elamite language
Other uses
- A kind of leaf shape in botany
- LINEAR, the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research project
- Linear counterpoint in music
- Linear narrative structure
- Linear (group), a pop music group popular in the 1990s
- Linear (album), their group's debut album
- Linear (film), a film that was released with the U2 album No Line on the Horizon
- Linear molecular geometry in chemistry
- Linear motion, motion along a straight line
- A kind of typeface in the VOX-ATypI classification
See also
Topics referred to by the same term
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