monotonic
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Modern Greek μονοτονικός, derived from Ancient Greek μόνος (“single”) plus τονικός (“accented”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk/, X-SAMPA: /%mQn@"tQnIk/
- (US) IPA: /ˌmɑnəˈtɑnɪk/, X-SAMPA: /%mAn@"tAnIk/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒnɪk
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.
- (mathematics) said of a function that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases.
- Uttered in a monotone; monotonous.
Antonyms [edit]
- (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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External links [edit]
Greek diacritics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Greek diacritics- Monotonic function on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Monotonic function
