In general, little is known about nonlinear second order differential equations.
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Nonlinear
Synonyms for "nonlinear" (26 found)
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Related words (13)
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2 entriesderived
6 entriesderived from
1 entrieshas context
2 entriesrelated to
9 entriesTranslations
32 translations across 15 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 非線性 /非线性 adj (of a set of points: not lying on a straight line)
Czech
2 entries- nelineární adj (mathematics, of a function)
- nelineární adj (of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input)
Finnish
2 entries- epälineaarinen adj (of a set of points: not lying on a straight line)
- epälineaarinen adj (of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input)
French
1 entries- non-linéaire adj (of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input)
German
4 entries- nicht linear adj (of a set of points: not lying on a straight line)
- nicht linear adj (chemistry, of molecules)
- nicht linear adj (mathematics, of a function)
- nicht linear adj (of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input)
Hindi
2 entries- अरेखीय adj (of a set of points: not lying on a straight line)
- अरैखिक adj (of a set of points: not lying on a straight line)
Indonesian
2 entries- nirlanjar adj (mathematics, of a function)
- tak lanjar adj (mathematics, of a function)
Italian
2 entries- non lineare adj (of a set of points: not lying on a straight line)
- non lineare adj (of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input)
Japanese
1 entries- 非線形 adj (of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input)
Kazakh
3 entries- бейсызықты adj (mathematics, of a function)
- бейсызықтық adj (mathematics, of a function)
- сызықты емес adj (mathematics, of a function)
Korean
1 entries- 비선형 adj (of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input)
Romanian
2 entries- neliniar adj (of a set of points: not lying on a straight line)
- neliniar adj (of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input)
Russian
1 entries- нелине́йный adj (of a set of points: not lying on a straight line)
Spanish
1 entries- no lineal adj (of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input)
Swedish
1 entries- icke-linjär adj (of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
"Nonlinear" does NOT mean "nonconvex".
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Unfortunately, the equations in fluid mechanics introduce further difficulties, that is, they are nonlinear.
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The narrative is nonlinear.
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