noun
linearity
Technical term in mathematics, physics, and engineering referring to the property of a system or function being linear (satisfying superposition and homogeneity).
この回路の線形性が高いほど、信号の歪みが少なくなる。
The higher the linearity of this circuit, the less signal distortion occurs.
線形性の仮
When the assumption of linearity does not hold, the analysis becomes complicated.
Compound of 線形 (linear) + 性 (-ness, property). The word is a modern technical coinage based on the English term 'linearity'.