linear increase

collocation in English

meaningsoflinearandincrease

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linear
adjective
uk
/ˈlɪn.i.ər/
us
/ˈlɪn.i.ɚ/
consisting of relating to lines ...
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increase
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.kriːs/
us
/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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(Definition oflinearandincreasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For monovular twinning similar tests confirm thelinearincreasein the probability up to age 37 and its constancy thereafter.
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Moreover, we observed a nearlylinearincreasein litter size from summer to spring.
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We assume alinearincreasein the dissociation probability s(n) with the size of the micelle.
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Our data show an almostlinearincreasein parasite burdens over host age.
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The experiment shows alinearincreaseof the output contrast depending on the seed energy.
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Omits 3 voles whoselinearincreasein log patent parasitaemia ceased after 3 days.
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In other words, there was alinearincreasein density in both hemispheres as a function of vocabulary knowledge.
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These studies also found considerable variation between children, and an overalllinearincreasein comprehension vocabulary, with some evidence for faster growth in production vocabulary.
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A simplelinearincreasein amplitude over time, using line object, for example, never seems to make a satisfactory, or a 'musical' crescendo.
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The trend is confirmed by thelinearincreaseof degree qualifications obtained over the time periods observed.
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Finally, unpublished data also show that there is alinearincreasein the mean abundance of hydatid cysts with age in sheep.
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We observe a ratherlinearincreaseu x/t; only slight deviations from this linear law occur if recombinations are included in the simulation.
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For both chemicals, a non-linear dose-response curve for paternal mutation induced at pre-meiotic stages was found, with a sharplinearincreaseat low-dose exposure and a plateau at higher doses.
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In all cases there was alinearincreasein the numbers of cysts with age in each of the species of intermediate host studied (sheep, goats and horses).
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The formulation of an invariant chronometric law oflinearincreaseof time with distance requires, of course, that we choose the psychologically appropriate definition of distance.
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As indicated in the plot, thelinearincreaseof g-output with the increase of target thickness still exists up to 7 mm within 5% error bars.
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This is reflected in alinearincreasein cumulative average in-degree from zero to 7.6 and a decrease in cumulative average out-degree from 21 to 7.6 over time.
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Individual responses are connected, and log-transformed responses of vaccinated juvenile patients against log-time, after application of a smoothing kernel (moving average, bandwidth as in inset), showinglinearincreaseand decrease.
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Elman et al. (1996) suggest that this is what happens in normal development: the pace of vocabulary development exhibits a graduallinearincrease.
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Alinearincreasein quotas alone will not, however, create the soft landing you promise.
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