linear extension

collocation in English

meaningsoflinearandextension

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linear
adjective
uk
/ˈlɪn.i.ər/us
/ˈlɪn.i.ɚ/
consisting of relating to lines ...
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extension
noun
uk
/ɪkˈsten.ʃən/us
/ɪkˈsten.ʃən/
the fact of reaching, stretching, or continuing; the act of adding to something in order to make it bigger ...
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(Definition oflinearandextensionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thelinearextensionand retraction of the six actuators gives the platform six degrees-of-freedom positioning capabilities, consisting of three translational and three rotational degree-of-freedom.
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If it is an extension it is alinearextensionand not a broadening out.
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One may define a uniform probability distribution on the linear extensions in which each possiblelinearextensionis equally likely to be chosen.
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Weighted translation operators and linear extensions of dynamical systems.
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See also continuouslinearextension.
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A set of linear extensions of is said to "reverse" a critical pair in if there exists alinearextensionin for which occurs earlier than.
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Due to thelinearextensionof fibrosis, neither a stenotic area resection nor end-end anastomosis were feasible while the implementation of synthetic material or metallic stent was also not possible.
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For example, the class of all linear orderings is rich, as well as the class of all linear extensions of partial orders.
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For instance, the basic words of a poset antimatroid are the linear extensions of the given partial order.
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By using these constructions, one can use topological ordering algorithms to find linear extensions of partial orders.
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