monotonic
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μονότονος (monótonos, “monotone”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
monotonic (not comparable)
- 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.
- (mathematics) said of a function that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases.
- Uttered in a monotone; monotonous.
Antonyms
- (using Greek system of diacritics): polytonic
Related terms
Translations
of or using the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent to indicate stress
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mathematics: never decreasing or increasing as its independent variable increases
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