monotonically
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əˈtɒn 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.
Related forms
mon·o·ton·i·cal·ly, adverb
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| monotonic | |
adjective | |
| 1. | of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value [ant: nonmonotonic] |
| 2. | sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch; "the owl's faint monotonous hooting" [syn: flat] |
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Monotonically
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example sentences
It means that the variable you are trying to use does not monotonically increase.
Because the temperature of the atmosphere does not decrease monotonically.
Ranges are either monotonically increasing or monotonically decreasing.
The distrust or discomfort in many cases started at the outset of the program and kept monotonically escalating.
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