quasilinearadj.

Brit.

/ˌkweɪzʌɪˈlɪnɪə/,

/ˌkwɑːzɪˈlɪnɪə/, U.S.

/ˌkwɑziˈlɪniər/,

/ˌkweɪˌzaɪˈlɪniər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quasi- comb. form, linear adj.

Etymology: < quasi- comb. form + linear adj. Compare French quasi-linéaire (1876 (with reference to a surgical technique in ophthalmology) or earlier).

Almost or approximately linear; having some properties of linearity but not strictly linear.

ΚΠ

1896 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. & Hist. Fine Arts 11 463 A primitive steatite seal with quasi-linear characters.

1917 Ann. Math. 18 211 This latter form appears as quasi-linear in (x).

1973 C. Sagan Cosmic Connection (1975) xvii. 127 The most spectacular of these quasilinear features is an enormous rift valley in a region called Coprates.

2003 Electronics World Jan. 25/2 Apart from air-cored types, inductive components are usually more quasi-linear due to their core materials.

Derivatives

ˌquasiˈlinearly adv.

ΚΠ

1955 Vistas in Astron. 1 244 L and S are quasi-linearly coupled. That means L can only be determined accurately if S is independently determined.

1997 Amer. Econ. Rev. 87 383/1 The speed of convergence depends quasi-linearly on the technological parameters of the model.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quasilinear
释义	quasilinearadj. Brit. /ˌkweɪzʌɪˈlɪnɪə/, /ˌkwɑːzɪˈlɪnɪə/, U.S. /ˌkwɑziˈlɪniər/, /ˌkweɪˌzaɪˈlɪniər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quasi- comb. form, linear adj. Etymology: < quasi- comb. form + linear adj. Compare French quasi-linéaire (1876 (with reference to a surgical technique in ophthalmology) or earlier). Almost or approximately linear; having some properties of linearity but not strictly linear. ΚΠ 1896 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. & Hist. Fine Arts 11 463 A primitive steatite seal with quasi-linear characters. 1917 Ann. Math. 18 211 This latter form appears as quasi-linear in (x). 1973 C. Sagan Cosmic Connection (1975) xvii. 127 The most spectacular of these quasilinear features is an enormous rift valley in a region called Coprates. 2003 Electronics World Jan. 25/2 Apart from air-cored types, inductive components are usually more quasi-linear due to their core materials. Derivatives ˌquasiˈlinearly adv. ΚΠ 1955 Vistas in Astron. 1 244 L and S are quasi-linearly coupled. That means L can only be determined accurately if S is independently determined. 1997 Amer. Econ. Rev. 87 383/1 The speed of convergence depends quasi-linearly on the technological parameters of the model. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1896
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