monotonic

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μονότονος (monótonos, monotone) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, -ic), equivalent to monotone +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌmɑnəˈtɑnɪk/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒnɪk

Adjective

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monotonic (not comparable)

  1. 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.
  2. (mathematics) Of a function: that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases.
  3. Uttered in a monotone; monotonous.
    • 1988 December 11, Georgia Cotrell, “A Lezbeen Sam Spade”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 22, page 8:
      The Same Spade talk-alike, super-cynical heroine of the piece is named Emma Victor, and there's no end to her rapid-fire, monotonic, street-smart patter.

Usage notes

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Not to be confused with the similar sounding monatomic.

Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of using Greek system of diacritics): polytonic
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Translations

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Further reading

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