The difference between Cubic and Linear
When used as adjectives, cubic means used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice, whereas linear means having the form of a line.
Cubic is also noun with the meaning: a cubic curve.
check bellow for the other definitions of Cubic and Linear
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Cubic as an adjective (geometry):
Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.
Examples:
"'cubic foot"
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Cubic as an adjective (algebraic geometry):
Of a class of polynomial of the form ax^3 + bx^2 + cx + d
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Cubic as an adjective (crystallography):
Having three equal axes and all angles 90.
Examples:
"'cubic cleavage"
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Cubic as a noun (algebraic geometry):
A cubic curve.
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Linear as an adjective:
Having the form of a line; straight.
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Linear as an adjective:
Of or relating to lines.
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Linear as an adjective:
Made in a step-by-step, logical manner.
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Linear as an adjective (botany, of leaves):
Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides.
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Linear as an adjective (mathematics):
Of or relating to a class of polynomial of the form y = ax + b .
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Linear as an adjective (physics):
A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension .
Examples:
"a [[linear meter]]"