Definitions
1.AdjectiveHaving a single unvaried pitch.
2.AdjectiveOf a function: that is always nonincreasing or nondecreasing on an interval."The function
f
(
x
)
:=
x
3
{\displaystyle f(x):=x^{3}}
is monotone on
R
{\displaystyle \mathbb {R} }
, while
g
(
x
)
:=
x
2
{\displaystyle g(x):=x^{2}}
is not."
3.AdjectiveSynonym of monochrome.
4.NounA 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."
5.NounA piece of writing in one strain throughout.
6.VerbTo speak in a monotone.