The phrase "a linear deterioration" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a gradual decline or worsening that follows a straight-line pattern over time.
Example: "The study revealed a linear deterioration in the patient's health as the disease progressed."
Alternatives: "a gradual decline" or "a steady deterioration".
In a PowerPoint presentation provided to Guardian Australia by the college, Young concludes: "All show linear deterioration in mental health status over time in detention".
Linear deterioration of self-rated health in migrants has been observed in a UK sample but there were no associations between length of residence and health behaviours (Jayaweera and Quigley 2010).
The implemented control strategy proposes the linear deterioration of the active power injection, when the system frequency decreases from 51 Hz to 50.67 Hz, i.e. from the fully-charged situation of SoC = 100%% to almost fully-charged of SoC = 90%%: P_{text{PV}} = P_{text{MMPT}} quad {text{for}}quad f_{text{m}} le 50.
There was evidence for a linear trend in infection per category increase in deterioration of nets.
The numerical response of the uniaxial extension test shows a linear elastic region that is followed by a sharp deterioration of the strength due to induced damage.
A dose distribution with a uniform dose within the GTV, and a linear dose falloff in the ME region, tended to cause a minimal TCP deterioration if a proper dose falloff slope was used.
To test how the performance deterioration during one session is affected by the proposed covariate shift adaption method, we did a linear regression (least squares regression by Matlab's polyfit function) on the accuracy throughout a session and used the slope of the regression line as a measure for performance deterioration.
Hence, ALAP, even when using a linear model, provides a good estimate of LAP that may be clinically useful in providing an early warning of HF deterioration.
A human life is a linear tale.
"Art history is not a linear process".
