linearity
Straight-line quality
Linearity is the quality of being arranged in or following a straight line, or more abstractly, proceeding in a single direction without deviation.
A narrative with linearity moves from beginning to end without jumping around in time.
In mathematics and science, linearity describes relationships where outputs change proportionally with inputs—double the input, double the output.
The term often appears in contrast to nonlinearity: The linearity of the plot made it easy to follow, The system's linearity breaks down at high temperatures.
Sequential forward movement
- successionFollowing in order
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- chronologyTemporal ordering of events
chain · stages · phases · timeline · concatenation · continuum · arrangement · flow
Mathematical equality assertion
- functionPurpose or duty
- graphVisual data display
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- coefficientNumber multiplying a variable
variable · regression · correlation · superposition · proportionality · algebra · calculus · differential
Storyline or land parcel
- storylineSequence of fictional events
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- chronologicalOrdered by time
- arcCurved line segment
development · traditional · conventional · sequential · causality · continuity · thread · coherence
Not curved or crooked
- axisRotation reference line
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- perpendicularAt right angles
- coordinateArrange for unified action
plane · Euclidean · dimension · ray · segment · directional · trajectory · path
Doctrine of causal necessity
- causalityCause-effect connection
- proportionalityScaling relationship between quantities
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- projectionSomething that extends outward
expectation · consistency · regularity · uniformity · stability · constancy · certainty · trend
Clear and uncomplicated
- directnessQuality of being straightforward
- clarityState of being understandable
- uncomplicatedEasy to understand
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
streamlined · reductionism · parsimony · minimalism · unambiguous · plain · basic · elementary
progression
Sequential forward movement
- successionFollowing in order
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
chronology · chain · stages · phases · timeline · concatenation · continuum · arrangement · flow · stream
equation
Mathematical equality assertion
coefficient · variable · regression · correlation · superposition · proportionality · algebra · calculus · differential · mapping
plot
Storyline or land parcel
- storylineSequence of fictional events
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- chronologicalOrdered by time
arc · development · traditional · conventional · sequential · causality · continuity · thread · coherence
straight
Not curved or crooked
- axisRotation reference line
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- perpendicularAt right angles
coordinate · plane · Euclidean · dimension · ray · segment · directional · trajectory · path · rectilinear
determinism
Doctrine of causal necessity
- causalityCause-effect connection
- proportionalityScaling relationship between quantities
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
projection · expectation · consistency · regularity · uniformity · stability · constancy · certainty · trend · modeling
straightforward
Clear and uncomplicated
- directnessQuality of being straightforward
- clarityState of being understandable
- uncomplicatedEasy to understand
elegance · streamlined · reductionism · parsimony · minimalism · unambiguous · plain · basic · elementary · transparent
- Math RulesPythagorean theorem, distributive property, commutative property, associative property, order of operations
- validationapproval, accuracy, precision, specificity, selectivity
- Analytical Chemistryanalyte, titration, chromatography, spectroscopy, concentration
- signal processingsignal processing, FFT, convolution, sampling, aliasing
- calibration termscalibrate, zero, tare, span, recalibrate
- function propertiesdomain, range, continuity, derivative, limit
linearitycurvature
Deviation from flatness
circularity · sinuosity · angularity · crookedness · tortuosity
linearitynonlinearity
Disproportionate cause and effect
exponentiality · power law · discontinuity · step function · exponential growth
linearitynonlinearity
Disproportionate cause and effect
circularity · fragmentation · recursion · discontinuity · cyclicality