"nonlinear" meaning in English

See nonlinear in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-nonlinear.wav
Etymology: From 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 (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), अरैखिक (araikhik) (Hindi), अरेखीय (arekhīya) (Hindi), non lineare (Italian), neliniar (Romanian), нелине́йный (nelinéjnyj) (Russian)
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  2. (chemistry, of a molecule) Whose atoms do not lie in a straight line. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Chemistry
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  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 Translations (chemistry, of molecules): nicht linear (German), nichtlinear (German) Translations (mathematics, of a function): nelineární (Czech), nicht linear (German), nichtlinear (German), nirlanjar (Indonesian), tak lanjar (Indonesian), бейсызықты (beisyzyqty) (Kazakh), бейсызықтық (beisyzyqtyq) (Kazakh), сызықты емес (syzyqty emes) (Kazakh)
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  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)
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  5. Erratic and unpredictable; tending to jump back and forth. Tags: not-comparable Translations (erratic and unpredictable): nicht linear (German), nichtlinear (German)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: non-linear Derived forms: nonlinear editing, nonlinear editor, nonlinearity

Alternative forms

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