The phrase "a linear reduction" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to mathematics, statistics, or data analysis where a process or transformation simplifies or reduces data in a linear manner.
Example: "The study employed a linear reduction of the dataset to improve the efficiency of the analysis."
Alternatives: "a linear simplification" or "a linear decrease".
A low velocity and a linear reduction in normal force were set for the tribotests.
Furthermore, the effect of the stacking in pure polythiophene as well as in pure polypyrrole have been studied and a linear reduction of the band gap or HOMO-LUMO gap as function of the stacking was found.
Substituting CS with HS resulted in a linear reduction in dry matter, organic matter, and cellulose dC.
A linear reduction for propionate and, conversely, an increase in butyrate molar proportions were observed with age.
SMBS significantly depressed feed intakes at 5.0 g kg−1 and at higher inclusion levels and there was a linear reduction in feed intakes (r = −0.783; P<0.001).
However, there was a linear increase in the NDF intake (P = 0.042) and a linear reduction in the EE (P = 0.038) intake by lambs.
After the glycerol fed-batch phase, a transition phase was started by addition of methanol to a final concentration of 0.2% m / v and a programmed linear reduction of the glycerol feed to 0 g l−1 h−1 over 3 h.
Treating dose as a continuous variable with values 0, 1, 2 and 3, there was a significant linear reduction of postprandial glycaemia (iAUC 151±5, 113±9, 88±9 and 76±9 min20 min, P<0.001, Figure 1) with each additional gram of supplement reducing iAUC by ∼11 units or 7%.
Seb Dance, the Labour party's environment spokesman, who also sits on the committee, said: "If we do not raise the level of ambition and move towards a greater linear reduction factor for the ETS, the UK and other EU countries will not meet the groundbreaking climate change targets agreed in Paris".
In this paper we propose an iterative form of this selective reduction of target levels with a simple linear reduction schedule.
Increasing the number of individual stress factors is associated with a near linear reduction in work performance indicating that environmental stress factors are additive, not multiplicative.
