"sublinear" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English linear English sublinear From sub- + linear. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|sub-|linear|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English linear English sublinear [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*upó", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*supo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sub", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sub-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "sub-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "linear", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "sublinear", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="sublinear"> From sub- + linear. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} sublinear (not comparable)
  1. Placed below a line of text. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: infralinear
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  2. (botany) Almost but not quite linear in shape. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-sublinear-en-adj-gFXiOUkF Categories (other): Botany, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 23 50 26 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 28 36 36 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 19 40 40 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 56 21 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 31 42 26 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 23 53 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 47 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 57 19 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 18 42 40 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  3. (mathematics, of a function) Growing or changing asymptotically more slowly than a linear one. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-sublinear-en-adj-HLcB-SyA Categories (other): Mathematics, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 28 36 36 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 19 40 40 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 18 42 40 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sublinearity, sublinearly
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