nonlinear

Meaning

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

Synonyms

non-linear

non-linearity

nonline arity

Etymology

From non- + linear.