linear function

Any function whose graph is a straight line: f(x)=ax+b

Noun

  1. Any function whose graph is a straight line: f(x)=ax+b
  2. Any function whose value on the sum of two elements is the sum of the values of the function on the two elements and whose value on the product of a scalar times an element is the scalar times the value of the function on the element: f(ax+by)=af(x)+bf(y)

Forms

linear functions