In a time-bound society time is seen as linear- in other words as a straight line extending from the past, through the present, to the future.
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Linear
/ˈlɪni.əɹ/
Synonyms for "linear" (108 found)
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Closest matches (22)
Strong matches (32)
high-water markhorizontalin a linelevellinealload waterlineordinalplimsoll lineplimsoll markprogressiverectilinealrectilinear
Noun(6 words)
Adjective(11 words)
linear dynamical systemlinear kinetic energy measurementlinear search algorithmnewtonianohmicone-dimensionalorderedprocedural motion to changeproportional governorrectilinearrectilinear design
Adjective(1 words)
Determiner(1 words)
more translational energy
Adverb(1 words)
most linear kinetic energy
Related words (54)
Adjective(14 words)
rectusrunningsequentialsequential descriptorsequential indicatorsequential orderstraightstraight piecestraighterstraightestsupplementarytranslational motionunbentunbranched
Noun(9 words)
schussingstraight linestraight routestraight-linestraightedgestreakingstring arrangementtranslational kinetic energyvectoring
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4 entriesgeometric conceptmathematical conceptnarrative concepttext structure
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6 entrieslinear equationlinear functionlinear graphlinear plotlinear sequencelinear timeline
Collocations
6 entrieslinear equationlinear functionlinear graphlinear growthlinear modellinear relationship
Inflections
2 entriesmore linearmost linear
Derivations
3 entriesAntonyms
3 entriessimilar
10 entriesSample sentences
20 total sentences available.
Is the system linear?
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He's an eccentric man who thought that time was not linear.
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This system of linear equations has infinitely many solutions.
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