monotonic

[mon-uh-ton-ik]

mon·o·ton·ic

[mon-uh-ton-ik]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or uttered in a monotone: a monotonic delivery of a lecture.
2.
Mathematics.
a.
(of a function or of a particular set of values of a function) increasing or decreasing.
b.
(of an ordered system of sets) consisting of sets such that each set contains the preceding set or such that each set is contained in the preceding set.

Origin:
1790–1800; monotone + -ic

mon·o·ton·i·cal·ly, adverb

monotonic, monotonous.
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Monotonic is always a great word to know.
So is quantity. Does it mean:
a set of elements capable of being completely counted and not zero
the property of magnitude involving comparability with other magnitudes, size, volume, area, or length
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monotonic definition


In domain theory, a function f : D -> C is monotonic (or monotone) if
for all x,y in D, x <= y => f(x) <= f(y).
("<=" is written in LaTeX as \sqsubseteq).
(1994-11-24)

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