quasilinear

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adjective

Very nearly linear.

OriginEnglish linear ← Latin līneāris ← Proto-Italic *sei →
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Meanings

adjectivequasilinear (comparative more quasilinear, superlative most quasilinear)

comparative more quasilinear · superlative most quasilinear · alternative quasi-linear

  1. Very nearly linear.
  2. mathematicsHaving some properties of linearity.
  3. computingLinearithmic.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
linearithmicsubquadratic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷís
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷis
  4. Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kʷos
  6. Proto-Italic*kʷoi
  7. Latinquam
  8. Proto-Indo-European*só
  9. Proto-Italic*sei
  10. Latinsī
  11. Latinquasī̆
  12. Englishquasi-
  13. Latinlīneāris
  14. Englishlinear
  15. Englishquasilinear

From quasi- + linear.

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APA

quasilinear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasilinear

MLA

“quasilinear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasilinear. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quasilinear,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasilinear.

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