Linear function. In mathematics, the term linear function refers to two distinct but related notions: In calculus and related areas, a linear function is a polynomial function of degree zero or one, or is the zero polynomial. In linear algebra and functional analysis, a linear function is a linear map.
A state is defined by multiple characteristics, including a government body and bureaucracy, a concentration of labor and population and a surplus of food. Other characteristics involve social... A state is defined by multiple characteristics, including a government body and bureaucracy, a concentration of labor and population and a surplus of food.
As Rousseau discusses in the Discourse on Inequality and The Social Contract, the state of nature is the hypothetical, prehistoric place and time where human beings live uncorrupted by society. The most important characteristic of the state of nature is that people have complete physical freedom and are at liberty to do essentially as they wish.