Nonlinearly

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a nonlinear fashion; often specifically exponentially not-comparable

    "The probability of a mistake rises nonlinearly with the number of steps."

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"The probability of a mistake rises nonlinearly with the number of steps."

Etymology

From nonlinear + -ly.

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