incumbent noun [C]. âº the âperson who has or had a âparticular âofficial âposition: the first/last/âprevious incumbent The âpresent incumbent (of the âpost) is âdue to âretire next âmonth. (Definition of incumbent from the Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press). See all translations.
In music, a linear progression (Auskomponierungszug or Zug, abbreviated: Zg. ) is a passing note elaboration involving stepwise melodic motion in one direction between two harmonic tones.  The compositional unfolding of a specific interval, one of the intervals of the chord of nature.
A: In mathematics, linear refers to an equation or function that is the equation of a straight line and takes the form y = mx + b, where m is equal to the slope, and b is equal to the y-intercept.