nonlinear

/ (nɒnˈlɪnɪə) /

adjective

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

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

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seclusion

a false belief or opinion.

the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid.

the state of being isolated, kept apart, or withdrawn into solitude.

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Example sentences from the Web for nonlinear

He is known to be difficult, because of his love of the Latinate, and his non-linear, digressive, even symphonic, narrative style.
Nigeria’s Larger-Than-Life Nobel Laureate Chronicles a Fascinating Life|Chimamanda Adichie|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The messy, complex, non-linear movement of actual history, by contrast, is unsettling, humbling—even terrifying.
How ‘Cosmos’ Bungles the History of Religion and Science|David Sessions|March 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I started out approaching a novel the way I write stories, which is in a non-linear and exploratory way.
Karen Russell: How I Write|Noah Charney|February 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Not surprisingly, How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe was written in a non-linear fashion.
Best New Writers|Sarah Weinman|May 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST

The literate argument of science and multimedia's non-linear heuristic path to science are fundamentally different.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
Equations, whether ordinary or partial, can also be classified as linear or non-linear.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
They are constitutive of non-linear forms of complementarity.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
Linearity is effectively supplanted by non-linear descriptions of the many interlocking factors at work.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
The relations between the elements involved are non-linear and change continuously.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin

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