👉 Monotones are mathematical concepts that describe a function or graph as increasing (monotonically) or decreasing (decreasingly), without changing direction. The concept is named after the Greek letter "μέντι" (mênnti), which means "to increase". Monotones can be used to classify functions and graphs, including polynomial functions, exponential functions, logarithmic functions, and many others. For example, consider the function \(f(x) = x^2\)