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As an adjective, nonlinear means not lying on a straight line.
Meanings of nonlinear
6 meaningsadjective
of a set of pointsNot lying on a straight line.
chemistryof a moleculeWhose atoms do not lie in a straight line.
mathematicsof a functionHaving a product of independent variables, or a variable with an exponent not equal to one.
of a systemWhose output is not directly proportional to its input.
Erratic and unpredictable; tending to jump back and forth.
“a film with a nonlinear plot”
Designating or involving an equation whose terms are not of the first degree
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Words that rhyme with nonlinear
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