[f. LINEAR a. + -ITY.] The quality or condition of being linear; a linear arrangement or formation.
1748. Phil. Trans., XLV. 390. Another Oversight, in this Plan [of Short-Hand], is the Neglect of Beauty and Linearity.
1837. J. Macculloch, Proofs Attributes God, III. xlvii. 284. The Palmetto is beautiful in its radiation, a Grass in its simple linearity.
1891. Athenæum, 17 Oct., 515/2. Backslopes and upright strokes are practically discarded, linearity is well preserved.
