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

The story of his death broke the show’s mold, unfolding in nonlinear fashion.

From Los Angeles Times

These materials can also produce new colors of light through nonlinear optical effects such as second-harmonic generation.

From Science Daily

Their approach uses Maxwell's equation in the time domain, allowing them to account for nonlinear effects and track how signals evolve.

From Science Daily

In this process, called entanglement, qubits share the burden of calculating probabilities—leading to faster, nonlinear computing.

From The Wall Street Journal

“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