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

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In the deserted town, Preciado confronts his father’s past through a nonlinear series of supernatural encounters. —

Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024 Adaptive performance monitoring, with flexible KPIs that can evolve with changing circumstances, is crucial in navigating the nonlinear aspects of the BANI environment. —

Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024 Their goal is simple: to help make logical sense of an intricately nonlinear assortment of scenes. —

Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Oct. 2024 The film is presented in a nonlinear format, which allowed the director and stars to cover a wider scope of time and emotions. —

Christian Holub, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nonlinear