nonlinear
adjEtymology From non- + linear.
1
Of a set of points, not lying on a straight line.
2
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Of a molecule, whose atoms do not lie in a straight line.
3
Mathematics, Sciences 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