nonlinear

British  

/ nɒnˈlɪnɪə /

adjective

1. not of, in, along, or relating to a line

2. denoting digital editing in which edits are saved on computer, rather than videotape, thus enabling further edits to be made

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Example Sentences

“AI is moving so quickly and the improvements have been nonlinear. Investors are having a hard time figuring out what that means for a lot of different stocks.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Additional time domain simulations also incorporated nonlinear gyroscopic behavior to explore possible performance limits.

From Science Daily

The system relies on SHG, a nonlinear optical phenomenon in which incoming light is converted into light with half the wavelength.

From Science Daily

"Because the concept is driven by geometry, not by one specific material, it can be applied to many other nonlinear materials and across different colors of light, including the ultraviolet."

From Science Daily

"The core innovation lies in the nonlinear metasurface that converts shaped near-infrared femtosecond laser pulses into tailored terahertz toroidal light pulses," said first author Li Niu from Tianjin University, who conducted the experiments.

From Science Daily