VS.

# Linear vs. Spatial

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Having the form of a line; straight.

Pertaining to (the dimension of) space.

Of or relating to lines.

(uncommon) Pertaining to (outer) space.

Made in a step-by-step, logical manner.

Of or pertaining to space.

Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides.

pertaining to or involving or having the nature of space;

‘the first dimension to concentrate on is the spatial one’; ‘spatial ability’; ‘spatial awareness’; ‘the spatial distribution of the population’;

(mathematics) Of or relating to a class of polynomial of the form $y = ax + b$.

relating to or occupying space

‘the spatial distribution of population’;

(physics) A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension as opposed to area or volume.

‘a linear meter’;

Of or pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight direction; lineal.

Like a line; narrow; of the same breadth throughout, except at the extremities; as, a linear leaf.

Thinking in a step-by-step analytical and logical fashion; contrasted with holistic, i.e. thinking in terms of complex interrelated patterns; as, linear thinkers.

‘Linear thinkers concluded that by taking the world apart, the actions of people were more predictable and controllable.’;

designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree

of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension;

‘a linear foot’;

of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input;

‘analogue device’; ‘linear amplifier’;

of a leaf shape; long and narrow

measured lengthwise;

‘cost of lumber per running foot’;

arranged in or extending along a straight or nearly straight line

‘linear movement’;

consisting of or predominantly formed using lines or outlines

‘simple linear designs’;

involving one dimension only

‘linear elasticity’;

able to be represented by a straight line on a graph

‘linear functions’;

involving or exhibiting directly proportional change in two related quantities

‘linear relationship’;