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Added 9 October 2026

monotonic

/ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk/ adjective

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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

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

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