nonlinear

adjective

non·lin·e·ar ˌnän-ˈli-nē-ər

: not linear

nonlinear thinking

a nonlinear narrative

… I was already interested in the nonlinear manner in which ideas and fashions travel through our culture …—

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nonlinearity

ˌnän-ˌli-nē-ˈer-ə-tē

-ˈa-rə-

noun

plural nonlinearities

nonlinearly adverb

Examples of nonlinear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Suspending individual works on glass panels embedded in and held upright by blocks of concrete, Bo Bardi’s system invites viewers to wander among the paintings as if in a forest, making nonlinear connections between them. —

Manuel Borja-Villel, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024 Fueled by a sardonic, tricky sense of humor reminiscent of Pavement’s caustic, idiosyncratic music, Perry’s film shows little patience for hagiography—or any other orthodoxy—in its nonlinear, absurdist approach. —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024 While the book presents Oppenheimer's story chronologically, Nolan's adaptation opts for a nonlinear narrative, cutting back and forth between the development of the bomb and the Strauss hearings, cleverly demonstrating how the past informs the present and immersing us in Oppenheimer's psyche. —

and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 30 July 2024 The series starts out differently, and utilizes a nonlinear timeline. —

Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for nonlinear

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