Nonlinear vs Divergent - What's the difference?
nonlinear | divergent |
(of a set of points) not lying on a straight line
(chemistry, of a molecule) whose atoms do not lie in a straight line
(mathematics, of a function) having a product of independent variables, or a variable with an exponent not equal to one
(of a system) whose output is not directly proportional to its input
erratic and unpredictable; tending to jump back and forth
Growing further apart; diverging.
* 1995 , Paul Kussmaul, Training The Translator , John Benjamins Publishing Co, p. 47:
(mathematics) Of a series, not converging; not approaching a limit.
Disagreeing from something given; differing.
Causing divergence of rays.
As adjectives the difference between nonlinear and divergent
is that nonlinear is (of a set of points) not lying on a straight line while divergent is growing further apart; diverging.nonlinear
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Alternative forms
* non-linearAdjective
(-)- a film with a nonlinear plot
Antonyms
* linearDerived terms
* nonlinearitydivergent
English
Adjective
(more)- Divergent thinking and transformations are, of course, no novel phenomena. They have always occurred in the translation process, but perhaps we have not been fully aware of them, or have not been able to categorise them with sufficient precision until now.
- a divergent statement
- a divergent lens