nonlinear
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- adjective
- /ˌnɒnˈlɪnɪər/
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no lineal
- A nonlinear equation may have multiple solutions, making it more challenging to solve than a linear one.
- nonlinear dynamics
- nonlinear optical
- nonlinear optics
And it turned out nonlinear, nonlinear, nonlinear.
- And it turned out nonlinear, nonlinear, nonlinear.
- And it was debated among physicists, among mathematicians, whether you could go on with the nonlinear effects, with that.
Examples
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Multi- and transdisciplinary techniques and nonlinear thinking approaches have become common in most curricula.
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The details fall under the topic of nonlinear ultrafast fiber optics.
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You can see that some of the nonlinear terms are coming in.
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And let's say that it's some nonlinear function such as this.
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In this definition, the process has to be nonlinear, and the noise should be controlled.
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Condensates can be highly nonlinear media, not only for matter waves but also for light.
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For example, Gould described a nonlinear interaction between two species, A and B.
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Interaction among components is nonlinear and can give rise to unpredictable responses.
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The presence of interfacial bubbles may also be responsible for nonlinear force-displacement curves.
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In such systems, small changes can be magnified through nonlinear interactions, facilitating regime shifts and collapses.
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Antonyms
Compounds
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A system whose output does not change in simple, predictable ways when inputs change, often showing complex behavior
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A link between two things where change is not steady and dots do not form a straight line
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An unwanted change in a signal when the output does not follow the input, often adding extra tones
How Linear
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word nonlinear comes from the parts non- 'not' and linear from line 'straight line'. In math, a nonlinear equation does not make a straight line when drawn, so small changes can give big or unexpected results.