nonlinear
IPA: nɑnɫˈɪniɝ
adjective
- (of a set of points) Not lying on a straight line.
- (chemistry, of a molecule) Whose atoms do not lie in a straight line.
- (mathematics, of a function) Having a product of independent variables, or a variable with an exponent not equal to one.
- (of a system) Whose output is not directly proportional to its input.
- Erratic and unpredictable; tending to jump back and forth.
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Examples of "nonlinear" in Sentences
- Properties of nonlinear systems.
- An evaluation of a nonlinear method.
- Nonlinear elasticity and plasticity.
- Its a nonlinear, synergistic effect.
- A general nonlinear combination generator.
- Experimental ultrasonic nonlinear acoustics.
- Nonlinear media are essential for nonlinear optics.
- A prolegomenon to nonlinear empiricism in the human behavioral sciences.
- It is concerned with nonlinear physics and nonlinear phenomena in general.
- Is this supposed to mean that the nonlinearity is the cause of the turbulence
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