 Linearization techniques were of particular importance before the advent of computing techniques capable of fitting complex curves, and they remain a staple in kinetics due to their intuitively simple presentation.It is important to note that linearization techniques should "NOT" be used to extract numerical rate constants as they introduce a large degree of error relative to alternative numerical techniques.Graphical rate laws do, however, maintain that intuitive presentation of linearized data, such that visual inspection of the plot can provide mechanistic insight regarding the reaction at hand.