Nonlinear
adj
adj ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not lying on a straight line. not-comparable
- 2 Whose atoms do not lie in a straight line. not-comparable
- 3 Having a product of independent variables, or a variable with an exponent not equal to one. not-comparable
- 4 Whose output is not directly proportional to its input. not-comparable
- 5 Erratic and unpredictable; tending to jump back and forth. not-comparable
"a film with a nonlinear plot"
Adjective
- 1 designating or involving an equation whose terms are not of the first degree wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"In general, little is known about nonlinear second order differential equations."
Etymology
From non- + linear.