monotonic

Meaning

1. 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.
2. Of a function: that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases.
3. Uttered in a monotone; monotonous.

Synonyms

monotone

monotonous

monotony

flat

mindless

monoton

monotonically

monotonicity

unchangingly

uneventful

unexciting

uniformity

unmodulated

unvariable

unvaryingly

monotonic quiet

drab

uncheckered

dull

featureless

humdrum

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk/

Etymology

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