Definition
Describing a relationship, equation, or function where the output is not directly proportional to the input, meaning the graph does not form a straight line. Changes in input produce disproportionate changes in output.
Etymology
From Latin 'non-' meaning 'not' and 'linearis' meaning 'of a line'. The term gained prominence in the 20th century as mathematicians and scientists encountered increasingly complex systems that couldn't be described by simple linear relationships.
Kelly Says
Nonlinear is where mathematics gets wild and unpredictable! While linear functions are like well-behaved highways, nonlinear functions are like mountain roads full of curves, jumps, and surprises - they're what make chaos theory, population dynamics, and the stock market so fascinatingly complex.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
非直線性
fe-e-ch'i-ts'a-nes-ti
ARالعربية
غير خطي
ghair khaṭṭī
BNবাংলা
অনুপরিমিত
on-upo-ri-mit
CACatalà
no lineal
noh lee-al
CSČeština
nelineární
ne-lee-ne-ar-nee
DADansk
ikke-lineær
ikke-lee-ner
DEDeutsch
nichtlinear
nichts-lee-near
ELΕλληνικά
μη γραμμική
mee gram-mee-kee
ESEspañol
no lineal
noh lee-e-al
FAفارسی
غیرخطی
gheyr-khatī
FISuomi
nonlineaarinen
non-lee-na-a-ri-nen
FRFrançais
non linéaire
noh lee-nɛːar
GUGU
અનુપરિમિત
anu-pari-mit
HEעברית
לא לינארי
lo lee-na-ree
HIहिन्दी
अपरिवर्तनीय
aparivartaniya
HUMagyar
nemlineáris
nem-lee-na-rees
IDBahasa Indonesia
non-linear
non-lee-near
ITItaliano
non lineare
non lee-ah-reh
KMKM
មិនមានចង្អុល
min ma-an chang-aul
MRMR
अपरिवर्तनीय
aparivartaniya
MSBahasa Melayu
non-linear
non-lee-near
MYမြန်မာ
လင်းလင်းမဟုတ်
lin lin ma-hu-kt
NLNederlands
niet-lineair
niet-lee-nair
NONorsk
ikke-lineær
ik-ke-lee-nar
PAPA
ਅਨੁਪਰਿਮਿਤ
anu-pari-mit
PLPolski
nie-liniowy
njee-lee-njee-vvee
PTPortuguês
não linear
now lin-ear
RORomână
non-liniar
non-lee-nee-ar
RUРусский
нелинейный
ne-lynejnyj
SVSvenska
nonlinjär
non-lee-nyar
SWKiswahili
sifa ya mstari
see-fah ya mst-a-ree
TAதமிழ்
இயற்கணித
iya-rka-ni-tha
TEతెలుగు
లీనీయం
lee-nee-yam
THไทย
ไม่เชิงเส้น
mai cheing sen
TLTL
non-linear
non-lee-near
TRTürkçe
non-lineer
non-lee-neer
UKУкраїнська
нелінійний
ne-lee-nee-jnyj
URاردو
غیر خطی
ghair khaṭṭī
VITiếng Việt
phiên không tuyến tính
fyên không tuyên tính
YOYO
ko ni iṣẹ́
ko ni i-she
ZUZU
akungathi
a-kung-a-thee