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Meaning of sublinear | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Placed below a line of text.
    not-comparable
  2. Almost but not quite linear in shape.
    not-comparable
  3. Describing a function that grows more slowly than a linear one.
    not-comparable

Examples

“The sublinear dependence of blue straggler number on core mass is interesting.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

sublineate sublineolate subling sublingual sublinguistic subliquid

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