Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
nonlinear \nonlinear\ adj.
1. (Math.) Not depictable graphically as a straight line; not
changing by a constant amount for each unit of time,
distance, or other independent variable. Opposite of
{linear}.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2. (Math.) Containing variables of greater than the first
degree; -- of an equation. Opposite of {linear}.
[PJC]
3. (Physics) Represented by equations containing variables of
greater than the first degree; -- of physical processes or
relationships. Opposite of {linear}.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nonlinear
adj 1: designating or involving an equation whose terms are not
of the first degree [ant: {additive}, {linear}]
From The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003) [jargon]:
nonlinear
adj.
[scientific computation]
1. Behaving in an erratic and unpredictable fashion; unstable. When used to
describe the behavior of a machine or program, it suggests that said
machine or program is being forced to run far outside of design
specifications. This behavior may be induced by unreasonable inputs, or may
be triggered when a more mundane bug sends the computation far off from its
expected course.
2. When describing the behavior of a person, suggests a tantrum or a
{flame}. ?When you talk to Bob, don't mention the drug problem or he'll go
nonlinear for hours.? In this context, go nonlinear connotes ?blow up out
of proportion? (proportion connotes linearity).
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