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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: left-brained \left"-brained`\, a. Exhibiting intellectual or personality characteristics suggesting dominance of linguistic or logical modes of thought, which are usually controlled by the left cerebral hemisphere; as, left-brained pedants unable to appreciate music; also referred to as {linear}. See {linear}[3]. Contrasted with {right-brained}. [PJC] left field From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Linear \Lin"e*ar\ (l[i^]n"[-e]*[~e]r), a. [L. linearis, linearius, fr. linea line: cf. F. lin['e]aire. See 3d {Line}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight direction; lineal. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Like a line; narrow; of the same breadth throughout, except at the extremities; as, a linear leaf. [1913 Webster] 3. Thinking in a step-by-step analytical and logical fashion; contrasted with {holistic}, i.e. thinking in terms of complex interrelated patterns; as, linear thinkers. [PJC] Linear thinkers concluded that by taking the world apart, the actions of people were more predictable and controllable. --David Morris (Conference presentation, Fairfield University, October 31, 1997) {Linear differential equation} (Math.), an equation which is of the first degree, when the expression which is equated to zero is regarded as a function of the dependent variable and its differential coefficients. {Linear equation} (Math.), an equation of the first degree between two variables; -- so called because every such equation may be considered as representing a right line. {Linear measure}, the measurement of length. {Linear numbers} (Math.), such numbers as have relation to length only: such is a number which represents one side of a plane figure. If the plane figure is square, the linear figure is called a root. {Linear problem} (Geom.), a problem which may be solved geometrically by the use of right lines alone. {Linear transformation} (Alg.), a change of variables where each variable is replaced by a function of the first degree in the new variable. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: linear adj 1: designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree [syn: {linear}, {additive}] [ant: {nonlinear}] 2: of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension; "a linear measurement" [syn: {linear}, {one- dimensional}] [ant: {cubic}, {planar}, {three-dimensional}, {two-dimensional}] 3: of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input; "analogue device"; "linear amplifier" [syn: {analogue}, {analog}, {linear}] [ant: {digital}] 4: (of a leaf shape) long and narrow [syn: {linear}, {elongate}] 5: measured lengthwise; "cost of lumber per running foot" [syn: {linear}, {running(a)}] From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]: linear /liːneːaːr/ in-line; linear; straight-line; unidimensional