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.
DEFINITION of 'Linear Relationship'. Linear relationship is a statistical term used to describe the relationship between a variable and a constant.he slope âmâ is calculated from any two individual points (x_1, y_1) and (x_2, y_2) as. m = (y_2 - y_1) / (x_2 - x_1). while the y-intercept âbâ is simply the value of âyâ when x=0. Mathematically similar to a linear relationship is the concept of a linear function.