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linean

linean adjective: synonym of linear.

Adjective (1)

linean (comparative more linean, superlative most linean)

  1. (rare) Synonym of linear.
    • SPATIUM, the space between two lines of the linean system.1825, John Feltham Danneley, An encyclopœdia, or dictionary of music
    • I think it is paradoxical and misleading to state, without qualifying words, that two linean directions determine one plane-direction; inasmuch as two linean directions really serve to define as many different pairs or multiple pairs of plane-directions as we please, and if we are permitted to...1871 November, J.D. Everett, “Plane-Direction”, in Nature, volume 5, page 63
    Synonyms:
    linear

Adjective (2) capitalized: Linean

Linean (not comparable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Linnaean; pertaining to the binomial nomenclature originated by Swedish naturalist Carolus Linnaeus.
    • The stamen is called the male and the pistil the female organ. This doctrine constituting the foundation of the Linean system, though but recently established upon the basis of logical induction is by no means novel.1857, Freeman Grant Cary, The Cincinnatus
    • The common white larch (Larix Europea) belongs to Monacea Monoddphia of the Linean system, and to the fir division of the natural order Coniferce.1869, Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, 1868-1869, page 369

Examples of linean in a sentence

  • Let B be the homogeneous prime ideal of V, H a hyperplane in the projective space corresponding to the linean form l, and put C= V◦H.1955, Memoirs of the College of Science, University of Kyoto: Mathematics:
  • The student "T" test was used to compare results obtained and the regression analysis (y = a + bx) was used to establish the linean relationship between pg of E2-3H bound by increasing weight of RUE.1978, Canadian Journal of Comparative Medicine - Volumes 42-43, page 140:

Synonyms of linean

Forms of linean

comparativemore linean
superlativemost linean

Questions about linean

What does linean mean?
Linean means synonym of linear.
How do you use linean in a sentence?
Let B be the homogeneous prime ideal of V, H a hyperplane in the projective space corresponding to the linean form l, and put C= V◦H.
What part of speech is linean?
Linean is an adjective.

Words near linean in the dictionary

  1. lineament
  2. lineamental
  3. lineamentation
  4. lineamentations
  5. lineaments
  6. linean
  7. linear
  8. Linear A
  9. linear algebra
  10. linear algebraic
  11. linear algebraic group

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