"nonlinear" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: non- + linear Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|linear}} non- + linear Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nonlinear (not comparable)
  1. (of a set of points) Not lying on a straight line. Tags: not-comparable Translations (mathematics, of a function): nelineární (Czech), nicht linear (German), nichtlinear (German), бейсызықты (beisyzyqty) (Kazakh), бейсызықтық (beisyzyqtyq) (Kazakh), сызықты емес (syzyqty emes) (Kazakh) Translations (of a set of points: not lying on a straight line): 非線性 (Chinese Mandarin), 非线性 (fēixiànxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), epälineaarinen (Finnish), nicht linear (German), nichtlinear (German), non lineare (Italian), neliniar (Romanian), нелине́йный (nelinéjnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-nonlinear-en-adj-XQXCOuAb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 22 26 18 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 26 25 19 18 12 Disambiguation of 'mathematics, of a function': 32 24 25 20 0 Disambiguation of 'of a set of points: not lying on a straight line': 47 30 9 10 3
  2. (chemistry, of a molecule) Whose atoms do not lie in a straight line. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-nonlinear-en-adj-fZLj-1AV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 22 26 18 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 26 25 19 18 12 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (mathematics, of a function) Having a product of independent variables, or a variable with an exponent not equal to one. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-nonlinear-en-adj-7jPcz3Nd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 22 26 18 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 26 25 19 18 12 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  4. (of a system) Whose output is not directly proportional to its input. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input): nelineární (Czech), epälineaarinen (Finnish), non-linéaire (French), nicht linear (German), nichtlinear (German), non lineare (Italian), 非線形 (hisenkei) (Japanese), 비선형 (biseonhyeong) (Korean), neliniar (Romanian), no lineal (Spanish), icke-linjär (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-nonlinear-en-adj-8LgyCO-i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 22 26 18 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 26 25 19 18 12 Disambiguation of 'of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input': 18 17 11 51 3
  5. Erratic and unpredictable; tending to jump back and forth. Tags: not-comparable Translations (erratic and unpredictable): nicht linear (German), nichtlinear (German)
    Sense id: en-nonlinear-en-adj-MiHkYYXW Categories (other): English terms prefixed with non- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 26 25 19 18 12 Disambiguation of 'erratic and unpredictable': 3 2 3 2 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: non-linear Derived forms: nonlinear editing, nonlinear editor, nonlinearity Translations (chemistry, of molecules): nicht linear (German), nichtlinear (German)
Disambiguation of 'chemistry, of molecules': 26 26 25 15 9

Alternative forms

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      "word": "epälineaarinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input",
      "word": "non-linéaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input",
      "word": "nicht linear"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input",
      "word": "nichtlinear"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input",
      "word": "non lineare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hisenkei",
      "sense": "of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input",
      "word": "非線形"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "biseonhyeong",
      "sense": "of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input",
      "word": "비선형"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input",
      "word": "neliniar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input",
      "word": "no lineal"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input",
      "word": "icke-linjär"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "erratic and unpredictable",
      "word": "nicht linear"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "erratic and unpredictable",
      "word": "nichtlinear"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nonlinear"
}

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