Meanings
adjectivesublinear (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyAlmost but not quite linear in shape.
- not comparablemathematicsGrowing or changing asymptotically more slowly than a linear one.
The sublinear dependence of blue straggler number on core mass is interesting.
2009 January 15, Christian Knigge, Nathan Leigh, Alison Sills, “A binary origin for ‘blue stragglers’ in globular clusters”, in Nature, volume 457, number 7227, →DOI
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- Latinsub
- Latinsub-
- Englishsub-
- Latinlīneāris
- Englishlinear
- Englishsublinear
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APA
sublinear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sublinear
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“sublinear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sublinear. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sublinear,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sublinear.
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