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Monotonic vs. Monotonous
monotonic
Definition
speaking in an unchanged tone or pitch or (Mathematics)of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value
Examples
The lecture was delivered in a monotonic style.
monotonous
Definition
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
Examples
nothing is so monotonous as the sea
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