nonlinear
adjective
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- (of a system) Whose output is not directly proportional to its input.
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nichtlinear,
nicht linear
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- (of a set of points) Not lying on a straight line.
- (chemistry, of a molecule) Whose atoms do not lie in a straight line.
- (mathematics, of a function) Having a product of independent variables, or a variable with an exponent not equal to one.
- Erratic and unpredictable; tending to jump back and forth.
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nicht linear,
nichtlinear
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nonlinearity
noun
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- (uncountable) The state of being nonlinear.
- (countable) A deviation from linearity.
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Nichtlinearität
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