GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   nonlinear adj.
   (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
   (Math.) Containing variables of greater than the first degree; -- of an equation. Opposite of linear.
   PJC
   (Physics) Represented by equations containing variables of greater than the first degree; -- of physical processes or relationships. Opposite of linear.
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