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As for nonlinear operations, these don’t follow the classical linear equations that are critical to solving conventional problems.
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John Werner, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
And many math problems, including relatively simple ones like solving linear equations, are thought to lie outside this class.
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Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
Simple math, Getz argues, shows that adding a constraint (doing well) to a linear equation (doing good) will never yield as good an outcome as without the constraint.
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Bypeter Vanham, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2023
For instance, Motta’s discussion of Algebra 2 concepts, such as linear equations and formulas, are applied to the building of a rocket, which the 14- or 15-year-old student can then test.
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Marco Santana, orlandosentinel.com, 19 Aug. 2019
Lemon plus garlic is not a linear equation; the presence of lemon transforms the fundamental tastes and smells that garlic has to offer.
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Ali Bouzari, SFChronicle.com, 12 July 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1816, in the meaning defined above
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“Linear equation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/linear%20equation. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
linear equation
noun
: an equation in which each term is either a constant or contains only one variable, in which each variable has an exponent of 1, and which always has a straight line as a graph
y = mx + b is the general form of a linear equation where m and b are any real numbers
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