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Definition of linearly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

linearly

adverb
 
/ˈlɪniəli/
 
/ˈlɪniərli/
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  1. in a line or in lines
    • The house is a long structure, with rooms linearly arranged.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryLinearly is used with these adjectives:
    • related
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  2. in a way that involves going from one thing to another in a single series of stages
    • The complex narrative structure has a deeper impact than if the story were told linearly.
  3. (mathematics) in a way that can be represented by a straight line on a graph
    • Temperatures increased linearly as depths increased.
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