Difference between Linear and Additive

What is the difference between Linear and Additive?

Linear as an adjective is having the form of a line; straight. while Additive as an adjective is proper to be added; positive; -- opposed to subtractive.

Linear

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having the form of a line; straight. Pertaining or related to lines. Made in a step-by-step, logical manner. Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides. Of, or related to a class of polynomial of the form y = a.x + b . A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension .

Example sentence: Many think of memory as rote learning, a linear stuffing of the brain with facts, where understanding is irrelevant. When you teach it properly, with imagination and association, understanding becomes a part of it.

Additive

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A substance added to another substance or product for its ability to alter the results.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Proper to be added; positive; -- opposed to subtractive.Of or pertaining to addition.

We hope you now know whether to use Linear or Additive in your sentence.

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