Linear (disambiguation)

The word linear comes from the Latin word linearis, which means created by lines.

Usage in mathematics:

• Linearity
• Linear code
• Linear equation
• Linear function
• Linear programming, a type of optimization problem
• Linear system
• Linear transformation
• Linear map

Usage in technology:

• Linear amplifier, a component of amateur radio equipment
• Linear Corporation, a radio-frequency electronics company
• Linear cryptanalysis
• Linear element, part of an electric circuit
• Linear medium, related to information storage and retrieval
• Linear motor a type of electric motor
• Linear phase, a property of an electronic filter
• Linear Technology, an integrated circuit manufacturer
• Linearity (computer and video games)

Other uses:

• A leaf shape in botany
• LINEAR, the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research project
• Linear A, one of two scripts used in ancient Crete
• Linear B, a script that was used for writing Mycenaean, an early form of Greek
• Linear narrative structure
• Linear (group), a pop music group popular in the 1990s
  • Linear (album), their group's debut album
• Linear (film), a film that was released with the U2 album No Line on the Horizon
• Linear molecular geometry in chemistry
• Linear motion, motion along a straight line
• Linearity (writing), describing whether symbols in a writing system are composed of lines
• A kind of typeface in the VOX-ATypI classification