strictly increasing

adjective

always increasing, and never decreasing nor remaining constant; contrast this with monotonic increasing

Meanings

adjectivestrictly increasing (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsalways increasing, and never decreasing nor remaining constant; contrast this with monotonic increasing

Translations

Bulgarian строго растящ
  • строго растящ (strogo rastjašt)always increasing function
Polish ściśle rosnący
  • ściśle rosnącyalways increasing function
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APA

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Chicago

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