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nonlinear
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nonlinear, adj.
- 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] - Containing variables of greater than the first degree; -- of an equation. Opposite of
linear . [PJC] - Represented by equations containing variables of greater than the first degree; -- of physical processes or relationships. Opposite of
linear . [PJC]
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