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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nonlinearly
adverb
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Behold, his nonlinear film experience on movies and outer space, is part of the permanent collection at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in L.A..
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
Additionally, patient conversations are often complex and involve disparate, nonlinear interactions with multiple clinicians.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 June 2024
The relationship between testosterone and AFib risk was nonlinear, meaning that men whose testosterone levels fell below normal also had higher odds of developing AFib.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 5 June 2024
National decision-makers, obliged to make choices in an open, dynamic, nonlinear system that is rarely in equilibrium, should act incrementally and learn from trial and error.
—James B. Steinberg, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
Additionally, patient conversations are often complex and involve disparate, nonlinear interactions with multiple clinicians.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 June 2024
The relationship between testosterone and AFib risk was nonlinear, meaning that men whose testosterone levels fell below normal also had higher odds of developing AFib.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 5 June 2024
National decision-makers, obliged to make choices in an open, dynamic, nonlinear system that is rarely in equilibrium, should act incrementally and learn from trial and error.
—James B. Steinberg, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
See all Example Sentences for nonlinear
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“Nonlinear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonlinear. Accessed 19 Jul. 2024.
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