WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
lin•e•ar•i•ty
(lin′ē ar′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties.
- the property, quality, or state of being linear.
- Radio and Television[Television.]the accuracy with which the shapes in a televised image are reproduced on the screen of a receiving set.
- Electronicsthe measure of the extent to which a certain response is directly proportional to the applied excitation.
- linear + -ity 1740–50
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