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linear

[lin-ee-er] / ˈlɪn i ər /






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"Here we have two hominin species that are together. And human evolution is not linear, it's a bushy tree, there are life forms that go extinct."

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

One question that caused particular difficulty was question 11 in paper one, which asked pupils about a "linear factor" when they had been taught about "real roots".

From BBC • May 11, 2026

“SNL” still draws a strong audience on linear TV, however.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

The company faces a costly transition from linear TV to streaming; economic and political instability; and heightened competition from tech companies such as YouTube.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Laying aside the article, he sketched out a linear accelerator to drive protons to a million volts, the first major step toward satisfying Ernest Rutherford’s demand for 10 million volts.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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