"nonlinearity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nonlinearities [plural]
Rhymes: -æɹɪti Etymology: Etymology tree English non- English linearity English nonlinearity From non- + linearity. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|non-|linearity|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English non- English linearity English nonlinearity From non- + linearity. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} nonlinearity (usually uncountable, plural nonlinearities)
  1. (uncountable) The state of being nonlinear. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (state of being nonlinear): non-linéarité [feminine] (French), Nichtlinearität [feminine] (German), ólínuleiki [masculine] (Icelandic), neamhlíneacht [feminine] (Irish), 非線形性 (hisenkeisei) (Japanese), бейсызықтылық (beisyzyqtylyq) (Kazakh), 비선형성 (biseonhyeongseong) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-nonlinearity-en-noun-ORG121cl Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Korean translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 89 11 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 85 15 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 85 15 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 76 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of 'state of being nonlinear': 98 2
  2. (countable) A deviation from linearity. Tags: countable, usually Translations (deviation from linearity): Nichtlinearität [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-nonlinearity-en-noun-kkMXVmFW Disambiguation of 'deviation from linearity': 3 97

Inflected forms

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