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semilinear

semilinear adjective: describing equations involving both linear and nonlinear objects.

Adjective

semilinear (not comparable)

  1. Describing equations involving both linear and nonlinear objects
  2. Having characteristics intermediate between linear and nonlinear

Origin of semilinear

From semi- + linear.

Questions about semilinear

What does semilinear mean?
Semilinear means describing equations involving both linear and nonlinear objects.
What part of speech is semilinear?
Semilinear is an adjective.

Words near semilinear in the dictionary

  1. semiliked
  2. semilikes
  3. semiliking
  4. semilimited
  5. semilimits
  6. semilinear
  7. semilingual
  8. semilingualism
  9. semilinguals
  10. semiliquid
  11. semiliquidity

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