nonlinear

adjective

Meaning

(of a set of points) Not lying on a straight line.
(of a molecule) Whose atoms do not lie in a straight line.
(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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Related words

linear(English)accumulator(English)intrinsically(English)inherently(English)nonlinearity(English)non-linear(English)straight-line(English)disproportionate(English)soliton(English)dinger(English)dynamical(English)optics(English)

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