linear relationship

an association between two variables that when subjected to regression analysis and plotted on a graph forms a straight line. In linear relationships, the direction and rate of change in one variable are constant with respect to changes in the other variable. Compare nonlinear relationship.

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gynecology

n. the branch of medicine concerned with diseases and disorders of the reproductive organs of women. —gynecological adj. —gynecologist n.