nonlinear

See also: non-linear

English

Alternative forms

• non-linear

Etymology

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English non-

English linear

English nonlinear

From non- + linear.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

nonlinear (not comparable)

1. Of a set of points, not lying on a straight line.

   Antonym: linear

2. (chemistry) Of a molecule, whose atoms do not lie in a straight line.
3. (mathematics) Of a function, having a product of independent variables, or a variable with an exponent not equal to one.
4. Of a system, whose output is not directly proportional to its input.
5. Erratic and unpredictable; tending to jump back and forth.

   a film with a nonlinear plot

Derived terms

• nonlinear editing
• nonlinear editor
• nonlinearity
• nonlinearization
• nonlinearize
• nonlinearly

Translations

of a set of points: not lying on a straight line

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 非線性 / 非线性 (zh) (fēixiànxìng)

• Finnish: epälineaarinen (fi)
• German: nicht linear, nichtlinear (de)
• Hindi: अरैखिक (araikhik), अरेखीय (arekhīya)
• Italian: non lineare
• Romanian: neliniar
• Russian: нелине́йный (ru) (nelinéjnyj)

chemistry, of molecules

• German: nicht linear, nichtlinear (de)

mathematics, of a function

• Czech: nelineární
• German: nicht linear, nichtlinear (de)
• Indonesian: nirlanjar, tak lanjar
• Kazakh: бейсызықты (beisyzyqty), бейсызықтық (beisyzyqtyq), сызықты емес (syzyqty emes)

of a system: whose output is not directly proportional to its input

• Czech: nelineární
• Finnish: epälineaarinen (fi)
• French: non-linéaire (fr)
• German: nicht linear, nichtlinear (de)
• Italian: non lineare
• Japanese: 非線形 (hisenkei)
• Korean: 비선형 (biseonhyeong)
• Romanian: neliniar
• Spanish: no lineal
• Swedish: icke-linjär

erratic and unpredictable

• German: nicht linear, nichtlinear (de)