monotonic

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Etymology

From Modern Greek μονοτονικός, derived from Ancient Greek μόνος (“single”) plus τονικός (“accented”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk/, SAMPA: /%mQn@"tQnIk/
• (US) IPA: /ˌmɑnəˈtɑnɪk/, SAMPA: /%mAn@"tAnIk/

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  Rhymes: -ɒnɪk

Adjective

monotonic (not comparable)

1. of or using the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent to indicate stress.
2. (mathematics) said of a function that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases.

Antonyms

• (1): polytonic

Related terms

• monotone
• monotony
• monotonous
• monotonic decreasing
• monotonic increasing
• monotonic function

Translations

of or using the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent to indicate stress

Greek: μονοτονικός (el) (monotonikós)

mathematics: never decreasing or increasing as its independent variable increases

French: monotone (fr) m. and f. Icelandic: einhalla (is) m.

Irish: aontonach (ga) Spanish: monotóno (es) m., monotóna (es) f.

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Dutch: eentonig, eentonige, monotoon, monotone French: monotone (fr) m. and f.

German: monoton, gleich bleibend Portuguese: monotônico