SINCE 1828
monotonic
adjective
mono·ton·ic
| \ ˌmä-nə-ˈtä-nik
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Definition of monotonic
1
: characterized by the use of or uttered in a monotone
She recited the poem in a monotonic voice.
2
: having the property either of never increasing or of never decreasing as the values of the independent variable or the subscripts of the terms increase
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Other Words from monotonic
monotonically
\ ˌmä-nə-ˈtä-ni-k(ə-)lē
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adverb
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adverb
monotonicity
\ ˌmä-nə-tō-ˈni-sə-tē
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noun
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noun
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