Monotone

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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