Monotonic Meaning
/ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf 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.
adjOf a function: that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases.
Sentence Examples
The monotonic tone put the audience to sleep.
The function had a monotonic increasing trend.
The graph shows a monotonic increase in sales over time.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ increase in temperature was consistent and showed no fluctuations over the entire experiment.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The mathematician explained that a ____ function is one that either never increases or never decreases as the input value grows larger.
Word Origin & History
From Ancient Greek μονότονος (monótonos, “monotone”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”), equivalent to monotone + -ic.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The Same Spade talk-alike, super-cynical heroine of the piece is named Emma Victor, and there's no end to her rapid-fire, monotonic, street-smart patter."
— 1988 December 11, Georgia Cotrell, “A Lezbeen Sam Spade”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 22, page 8:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ increase in temperature was consistent and showed no fluctuations over the entire experiment.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The mathematician explained that a ____ function is one that either never increases or never decreases as the input value grows larger.