monotonically

monotonic +‎ -ally

monotonically (not comparable)

1. In a monotonic manner, pertaining to the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent to indicate stress
2. (mathematics) In a monotonic manner, of a function that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases
   • Common Lisp HyperSpec, Function =, /=, <, >, <=, >=

     The value of <= is true if the numbers are in monotonically nondecreasing order; otherwise it is false.

     The value of >= is true if the numbers are in monotonically nonincreasing order; otherwise it is false.

   Because he never spent any money, his bank balance increased monotonically.

• monoclonality