Strong negative feedback in any system leads to linear dependence of system's output on its input. (scienceofdoom.com)
In investments, ordinary linear dependence between asset classes describes 2 asset classes where the performance of one can be derived from the other using a linear relationship. (uk.scalable.capital)
When I first saw this graph presented in London I thought there must be a mistake because it showed that all emission scenarios resulted in a simple linear dependence on anthropogenic CO2. (climateaudit.org)