Definition of MONOTONIC

monotonic

Adjective

  • of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value

Adjective Satellite

  • sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch

Adj

  • Of or using the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent to indicate stress. It replaced polytonic system in 1982.
  • Of a function: that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases.
  • Uttered in a monotone; monotonous.

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek μονότονος (monótonos, “monotone”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”), equivalent to monotone + -ic.

Synonyms

flat, monotone, monotonous

Antonyms

nonmonotonic, antonym(s) of

Scrabble Score: 13

monotonic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
monotonic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
monotonic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

monotonic: valid Words With Friends Word