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.
Line of Thought. Linear thinking is the process of thought following known step-by-step progression where a response to a step must be elicited before another step is taken. (Step 1, Step 2, Step 3â¦.) Linear thinkers put things in order as they experience them in a sequential manner, like a straight line.