Linear (disambiguation)

Linear is used to describe linearity in mathematics.

Linear may also refer to:

Mathematics

 * Linear algebra
 * Linear code
 * Linear cryptanalysis
 * Linear equation
 * Linear function
 * Linear functional
 * Linear map
 * Linear programming, a type of optimization problem
 * Linear system
 * Linear system of equations
 * Linear transformation

Technology

 * Particularly in electronics, a device whose characteristic or transfer function is linear, in the mathematical sense, is called linear
 * Linear amplifier, a component of amateur radio equipment
 * Linear element, part of an electric circuit
 * Linear motor a type of electric motor
 * Linear phase, a property of an electronic filter
 * Linear Technology, an integrated circuit manufacturer
 * Linearity (computer and video games)

Other uses

 * A kind of leaf shape in botany
 * LINEAR, the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research project
 * Linear A, one of two scripts used in ancient Crete
 * Linear B, a script that was used for writing Mycenaean, an early form of Greek
 * Linear counterpoint in music
 * Linear narrative structure
 * Linear (group), a pop music group popular in the 1990s
 * Linear (album), their group's debut album
 * Linear (film), a film that was released with the U2 album No Line on the Horizon
 * Linear molecular geometry in chemistry
 * Linear motion, motion along a straight line
 * Linearity (writing), describing whether symbols in a writing system are composed of lines
 * A kind of typeface in the VOX-ATypI classification