1. Both numbers are monotonically increasing with time; they only ever increase. 2. S is a step function, monotonically non-decreasing. 3. If the magnetic field is now reduced monotonically , follows a different curve. 4. Perceived colors do not map monotonically to the spectral wavelength of electromagnetic energy. 5. It was monotonically critical of certain prevalent social practices. 6. The update function monotonically increases the internal state according to the compare function. 7. The area under the curve decreases monotonically with increasing. 8. YAFFS2 marks every newly written block with a sequence number that is monotonically increasing. 9. Finish time for each packet is computed on this alternate monotonically increasing virtual timescale. 10. For example a transaction might be assigned a monotonically increasing timestamp when it is created.