2. (Math.) Always increasing or always decreasing, as the value of the independent variable increases; -- of a function. [PJC]
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monotonic — adjective /ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk,ˌmɑnəˈtɑnɪk/ a) of or using the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent to indicate stress. b) said of a function that either never decreases or never increases as its… … Wiktionary
monotonic — monotonically, adv. /mon euh ton ik/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or uttered in a monotone: a monotonic delivery of a lecture. 2. Math. a. (of a function or of a particular set of values of a function) increasing or decreasing. b. (of an ordered… … Universalium
monotonic — mon•o•ton•ic [[t]ˌmɒn əˈtɒn ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) of, pertaining to, or uttered in a monotone: a monotonic delivery of a lecture[/ex] 2) Math. a) (of a function or a particular set of values of a function) increasing or decreasing b) (of an ordered… … From formal English to slang
Monotonic function — Monotonicity redirects here. For information on monotonicity as it pertains to voting systems, see monotonicity criterion. Monotonic redirects here. For other uses, see Monotone (disambiguation). Figure 1. A monotonically increasing function (it… … Wikipedia
Monotonic query — In database theory and systems, a monotonic query is one whose result size does not decrease with the addition of new tuples in the database. Categories: Database theoryDatabase stubs … Wikipedia
monotonic increase — monotoninis didėjimas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. monotone increase; monotonic increase vok. monotones Wachsen, n rus. монотонное возрастание, n pranc. croissance monotonique, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
monotonic — adjective Date: 1797 1. characterized by the use of or uttered in a monotone 2. having the property either of never increasing or of never decreasing as the values of the independent variable or the subscripts of the terms increase •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
monotonic — adj. unchanging, repetitious; boring, tedious … English contemporary dictionary
monotonic — adjective 1》 Mathematics (of a function or quantity) varying in such a way that it either never decreases or never increases. 2》 speaking or uttered in a monotone. Derivatives monotonically adverb monotonicity noun … English new terms dictionary
monotonic — mono·ton·ic … English syllables
