ALL meanings of non-linear
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N n - adjective non-linear of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design. 1
- adjective non-linear pertaining to or represented by lines: linear dimensions. 1
- adjective non-linear extended or arranged in a line: a linear series. 1
- adjective non-linear involving measurement in one dimension only; pertaining to length: linear measure. 1
- adjective non-linear of or relating to the characteristics of a work of art in which forms and rhythms are defined chiefly in terms of line. 1
- adjective non-linear having the form of or resembling a line: linear nebulae. 1
- adjective non-linear Mathematics. consisting of, involving, or describable by terms of the first degree. having the same effect on a sum as on each of the summands: a linear operation. 1
- adjective non-linear Electronics. delivering an output that is directly proportional to the input: a linear circuit; a linear amplifier. 1
- adjective non-linear threadlike; narrow and elongated: a linear leaf. 1
- adjective non-linear If you describe something as non-linear, you mean that it does not progress or develop smoothly from one stage to the next in a logical way. Instead, it makes sudden changes, or seems to develop in different directions at the same time. 0