monotonic

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌmɑnəˈtɑnɪk/

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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. 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

Not to be confused with the similar sounding monatomic.

Antonyms

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

Related terms

• antimonotonic
• 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

• Danish: monoton (da)
• French: monotone (fr) m or f
• German: monoton (de)
• Icelandic: einhalla m
• Irish: aontonach
• Portuguese: monótono (pt)
• Spanish: monótono (es)
• Vietnamese: đơn điệu (vi)

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Translations to be checked

• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} eentonig (nl), ^{(please verify)} eentonige (nl), ^{(please verify)} monotoon (nl), ^{(please verify)} monotone (nl)
• German: ^{(please verify)} gleich bleibend

Further reading

• Greek diacritics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Monotonic function on Wikipedia.Wikipedia