Definition of NONLINEAR

nonlinear

Meanings

Adjective

  • designating or involving an equation whose terms are not of the first degree

Adj

  • Not lying on a straight line.
  • Whose atoms do not lie in a straight line.
  • Having a product of independent variables, or a variable with an exponent not equal to one.
  • Whose output is not directly proportional to its input.
  • Erratic and unpredictable; tending to jump back and forth.

Origin / Etymology

From non- + linear.

Antonyms

linear

Scrabble Score: 9

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Words With Friends Score: 13

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