monotonic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek μονότονος (monótonos, “monotone”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”), equivalent to monotone + -ic.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
monotonic (not comparable)
- Of or using the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent to indicate stress. It replaced polytonic system in 1982.
- (mathematics) Of a function: that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases.
- Uttered in a monotone; monotonous.
Usage notes[edit]
Not to be confused with the similar sounding monatomic.
Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of “using Greek system of diacritics”): polytonic
Related terms[edit]
- antimonotonic
- monotone
- monotony
- monotonous
- monotonic decreasing
- monotonic increasing
- monotonic function
Translations[edit]
of or using the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent to indicate stress
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mathematics: never decreasing or increasing as its independent variable increases
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Further reading[edit]
- Greek diacritics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Monotonic function on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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