nonlinear
- Adjective. (context, of a set of points) not lying on a straight line.
- Adjective. (chemistry, of a molecule) whose atoms do not lie in a straight line.
- Adjective. (mathematics, of a function) having a product of independent variables, or a variable with an exponent not equal to one.
- Adjective. (context, of a system) whose output is not directly proportional to its input.
- Adjective. erratic and unpredictable; tending to jump back and forth.
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