Monotonic

The fundamental flaw is looking at temperature changes as "monotonic" that is, inexorably heading upward. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Prior to last week, I was always getting unsteady again before bedtime, so this still feels like progress, though obviously not monotonic progress. ❋ Porphyrin (2009)

In light of the monotonic progression point, the former certainly makes sense. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"[The IPCC's] conclusion that from now on atmospheric temperatures are likely to show a continuous, monotonic increase, should be perceived as an unprovable hypothesis," he writes. ❋ Not A Sheep (2009)

Imagine a simple monotonic progression: fifty thousand, … eight thousand, … nineteen hundred, … three hundred, … ninety-two, … twelve, … five, … one, zero. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I propose a continuous tax as an infinitely differentiable monotonic curve over the open set domain (0, inf) with a range of (0,1), where total taxes owed is simply and elegantly calculated by integrating the CONTINUOUS TAX-RATE from 0 to x (x being income) ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Venus In Furs" in all its monotonic glory. ♫ blip. fm/~3tzyn # ❋ Unknown (2009)

Under unified government, we find that the endogeneity of the status quo leads to a non-monotonic effect of the size of the legislative majority on gridlock; surprisingly, under unified government, gridlock is higher when the party in control of the legislature has a supermajority than when it has a bare majority. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mr. Kirshner in person bore next to no resemblance to the stiff, monotonic television host, parodied by Paul Shaffer on "Saturday Night Live." ❋ Stephen Miller (2011)

No one should expect global climate change to be monotonic, with each year warmer than the last. ❋ Andrew Freedman (2011)

Using survey data, I find that only in Chavez's first election in 1998 was class voting monotonic. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I clarify the concept of class voting by distinguishing between monotonic and non-monotonic associations between class and vote choice. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I also think that there are certain kinds of intelligence, its not a monotonic scale. ❋ Unknown (2010)

John Simm chewed up the scenery again and the writers had the courtesy and clarity to draw him not as a monotonic evil character but as someone deserving of at least a modicum of sympathy, from the viewers as well as from the Doctor. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It seems to me that the relationship is almost monotonic, with the only prolonged exceptions being Russia and much of East Asia under communism. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Since then, class voting in Venezuela has been non-monotonic, with the very wealthiest Venezuelans disproportionately voting against Chavez. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And for Carville to savage the leader of his own party either means he's mad as hell and can't take it anymore or his wife, Mary Matalin's naggingly oppressive monotonic brain-washing has achieved full saturation. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's still less than a third of an average person's vestibular function, but we continue to see monotonic improvement. ❋ Unknown (2008)