# monotonic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk/ · frequency rank #78,842

## Definitions
1. Of or using the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent to indicate stress. It replaced polytonic system in 1982.
2. Of a function: that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases.
3. Uttered in a monotone; monotonous.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek μονότονος (monótonos, “monotone”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”), equivalent to monotone + -ic.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/monotonic