Word of the day: Monotonic. Did you know this one?

@TheHorse (223369)

Walnut Creek, California

December 8, 2022 1:42pm CST

Have you heard or used the word "monotonic"? No, I didn't get this one from 'Word Genius," or whatever it's called. I noticed that I had a good first day of December on MyLot, and that my earnings had decreased "monotonically" each day since. Until yesterday. "Monotonic" is a mathematical/statistical term that basically means "in the same direction, without wavering." So my "monotonic decline" would mean that my earnings dropped every day (in this case by a little bit) over a six day period. The stock market increases over time, but NOT monotonically. There are peaks and valleys in the stock market's overall climb. My age in days increases monotoncally with each sunrise (or midnight). Gas prices under different presidents in the US tend to be "curvilinear," or non-monotonic, over time. Have you ever heard of, or used, this word? Monotonic. I like it. It can also mean speaking in a "monotonic" voice, which most of us would find "monotonous." The sunset photo I chose features a hill with a "monotonic" decline in elevation, right to left, in the right third of the photo. I took it while hiking with a friend several years ago. We almost wound up getting locked in the park!

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@wolfgirl569 (111842)

• Marion, Ohio

9 Dec 22

Love the photo. Never heard the word and will have forgot by tomorrow.

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@wolfgirl569 (111842)

• Marion, Ohio

9 Dec 22

@TheHorse Had forgot it already until I seen your title

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Dec 22

@wolfgirl569 Monotonic. Monotonic. Monotonic. (Kitty's swirly hypnosis ball.) You will remember!

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Dec 22

You will have forgotten it by tomorrow? Monotonic, monotonic, monotonic!

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@ptrikha_2 (47375)

• India

9 Dec 22

Monotonous is quite commonly used. Monotonic in all logic looks like a synonym of Linear, as in Linear increase or decrease. I have seen that my Mylot Earnings rarely follow a linear pattern, except for some variations. A good share from your side!

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@vandana7 (101270)

• India

9 Dec 22

How charitable....

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Dec 22

As Vanny mentioned, it is kind of a complex term for a simple concept. But I suppose "monotonic" has a very "specific" meaning. Now that I think about it, a "change" can be monotonic without being linear.

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Dec 22

@vandana7 Very mean, but see my brilliant comment below (or above).

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@Tampa_girl7 (51491)

• United States

8 Dec 22

You taught me something new.

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@vandana7 (101270)

• India

9 Dec 22

@TheHorse So when do I get to use it...or how often do I get to use it...can I not say my earnings are declining steadily when my mind cannot bring up this word? English is ...tough to learn.

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Dec 22

@vandana7 That's a good question. Where do we come up with all of these fancy terms for simple concepts?

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

8 Dec 22

Learning is fun. As is sharing.

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@xander6464 (44791)

• Wapello, Iowa

9 Dec 22

I thought Monotonic was a mixer. Something you add to Gin. Gin and Monotonic seems to be the most popular but not for me. I don't like Gin. I'd use vodka or whisky.

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@vandana7 (101270)

• India

9 Dec 22

You drink? Blink...I thought you were sane because you were always criticizing your politicos...now I have to take everything with a pinch of salt.

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@xander6464 (44791)

• Wapello, Iowa

10 Dec 22

@vandana7 You drink? Blink...I thought you were sane because you were always criticizing your politicos...now I have to take everything with a pinch of salt. -------------A pitch of salt is traditional with Margeritas. I bet that if you lived in the US, or even nearby in someplace like California, you'd drink, too.

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Dec 22

Maybe that's how they thought up such a fancy word for a simple concept. It was the last bottle of tonic.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (318848)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

8 Dec 22

Good use of the word with the photo. No, I haven't heard it before, but its meaning makes sense. Editor here - vice should be voice.

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

8 Dec 22

Or maybe I meant vice! Heh. Thanks for the catch.

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

8 Dec 22

@just4him Thank God you did not say "Your welcome." Am I a snob?

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (318848)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

8 Dec 22

@TheHorse You're welcome.

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@andriaperry (118286)

• Anniston, Alabama

9 Dec 22

Heard and read the word but never used it myself.

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@vandana7 (101270)

• India

9 Dec 22

Why are you allergic to the word?

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Dec 22

I rarely use it in day-to-day conversation.

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@andriaperry (118286)

• Anniston, Alabama

10 Dec 22

@vandana7 because it's a flow word, my people are not into flow words

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@vandana7 (101270)

• India

9 Dec 22

Monotonous....may be the mother of that word...tonic the father...but....thank you for teaching me a new word. See, we Indians do have good manners...sometimes.

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Dec 22

Will there be monotonic increase in your use of that word over time? I actually rarely use it in day-to-day speech.

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@vandana7 (101270)

• India

9 Dec 22

@TheHorse You give speeches everyday? Blink...

@much2say (57209)

• Los Angeles, California

8 Dec 22

I thought it meant a person who sticks to only one type of drink

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@much2say (57209)

• Los Angeles, California

10 Dec 22

@TheHorse My friend got me into gin and tonic back in the day

. What does seltzer water do . . . I would think it just makes it bubbly.

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

8 Dec 22

Brilliant! Gin and tonic. NOT seltzer water.

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

10 Dec 22

@much2say It makes it bubbly.

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@kaylachan (75163)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

8 Dec 22

No, I didn't. Most of the words you use I haven't heard of.

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@kaylachan (75163)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

8 Dec 22

@TheHorse Food is always good.

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

8 Dec 22

@kaylachan I understood what you said!

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

8 Dec 22

Heh. Words like "I like food. Food is good"?

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@marlina (154129)

• Canada

9 Dec 22

Yes, I did hear that word before.

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Dec 22

Was it in a fancy schmancy class? I am sure I learned that word in a class.

@Dena91 (16827)

• United States

8 Dec 22

I have heard this word before. Love the photo

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

8 Dec 22

I don't speak it often. But I DO think it often. My brain is mathematically oriented.

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@vandana7 (101270)

• India

9 Dec 22

@TheHorse No wonder you do not understand my slides selection.

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@vandana7 (101270)

• India

9 Dec 22

Aw...you are not supposed to say that Dena.....he was gloating that he knew one word that he presumed nobody here knew...

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Dr Souvik Chatterji

@sathviksouvik (20075)

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9 Dec 22

I got enriched myself

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Dec 22

Cool! "Enriched" is also a good word.

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (16709)

• Raurkela, India

9 Dec 22

I have heard the word many times. It has two different meanings.

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Dec 22

It does. I had used the word "monotone" to describe a voice. But I'd always used it as a noun, not an adjective (monotonic).

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (16709)

• Raurkela, India

10 Dec 22

@TheHorse It's used as an adjective in science.

@LindaOHio (183918)

• United States

9 Dec 22

Lovely photo. You do realize that we may become intelligent with all this word business? I hope your earnings increase monotonically over the next couple of weeks! Have a great weekend.

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Dec 22

Thanks, Linda!

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@popciclecold (39823)

• United States

8 Dec 22

Never heard it.

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

8 Dec 22

Do you feel like a genius now?

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@popciclecold (39823)

• United States

9 Dec 22

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Dec 22

@popciclecold Maybe...a mild smartypants?

@BarBaraPrz (48591)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

9 Dec 22

I've used "monotone" and "monotonous" but never "monotonic".

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@BarBaraPrz (48591)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

9 Dec 22

@TheHorse Book of words and meanings...

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Dec 22

Same here. Exactly. Precisely. Redundantly. Hey, what is a synonym for Thesaurus? (bada-boom.)

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Dec 22

@BarBaraPrz I thought that was a Dictionary!

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@DaddyEvil (141865)

• United States

10 Dec 22

Nope, I've never seen/heard that word before and will probably forget it. *shrug*

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@DaddyEvil (141865)

• United States

10 Dec 22

Dismissive of the "new" word, yeah... not of your posts. There is a distinct difference there.

I hope you're doing well, pony.

@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

10 Dec 22

Pretty dismissive. At least I know where my posts stand with you.

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@JudyEv (346608)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 22

I didn't know the various meanings of this. I've only ever known 'monotone' as in speaking - and 'monotonous' of course.

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Dec 22

Yep. Me too. "She spoke in a low monotone." I had a friend like that. I learned "monotonic" in some grad school class or another.

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@Entropa123 (114)

• Colombia

8 Dec 22

I liked your reflection about the word "Monotonic", I have never thought about the word in that way, I speak Spanish, so I have never used that word in English. I think I will include it in my vocabulary.

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

8 Dec 22

It would be an interesting "experiment" to see how that word translates into Spanish. English is a mish-mash of Romance and Germanic languages.

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@Beestring (14925)

• Hong Kong

9 Dec 22

Lovely photo! I've learned a new word. Thanks for sharing.

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@TheHorse (223369)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Dec 22

It's a pleasure. Yes, that sunset photo turned out well. It's kind of a "random walk" for me when trying to photograph sunsets.

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