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Definition: The word linear comes from the Latin word linearis, which means created by lines.

Usage in mathematics:

• Linearity, a property;
• Linear code;
• Linear equation;
• Linear function;
• Linear programming, a type of optimization problem;
• Linear system;
• Linear transformation;

Usage in technology:

• Linear amplifier, a component of amateur radio equipment;
• Linear cryptanalysis, a form of cryptanalysis based;
• Linear element, part of an electric circuit;
• Linear medium, related to information storage and retrieval;
• 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);

Other uses:

• leaf shape a term in botany;
• LINEAR, the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research project;
• 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 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;
• Linearity (writing), describing whether symbols in a writing system are composed of lines;
• A kind of typeface in the VOX-ATypI classification;

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