monotone
/ˈmɒ.nə.təʊn//ˈmɑː.nə.toʊn/
noun
- 1
A single unvaried tone of speech or a sound.
“When Tima felt like her parents were treating her like a servant, she would speak in monotone and act as though she were a robot.”
- 2
A piece of writing in one strain throughout.
verb
- 1
To speak in a monotone.
adjective
- 1
(of speech or a sound) Having a single unvaried pitch.
- 2
Being, or having the salient properties of, a monotone function.
“The function f(x):=x^3 is monotone on \R, while g(x):=x^2 is not.”
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