noun
Etymology: probably translation of French équation linéaire; from the fact that every such equation in two variables in Cartesian coordinates represents a straight line
: an equation of the first degree in any number of variables
noun
Etymology: probably translation of French équation linéaire; from the fact that every such equation in two variables in Cartesian coordinates represents a straight line
: an equation of the first degree in any number of variables
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012