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monotonically

UK/ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪkli/US, dialectal/ˌmɑnəˈtɑnɪkli/Australia/ˌmɔnəˈtɔnɪkli/New Zealand/ˌmɒnəˈtɒnəkli/

adverb

In a monotonic manner, pertaining to the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent to indicate stress.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English monotonic →

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Meanings

adverbmonotonically (not comparable)

not comparableIn a monotonic manner, pertaining to the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent to indicate stress.
not comparablemathematicsIn a monotonic manner, of a function that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases.

Origin

Englishmonotonic
Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
Proto-Germanic*līką
Englishmonotonically

From monotonic + -ally.

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APA

monotonically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monotonically

MLA

“monotonically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monotonically. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monotonically,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monotonically.

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