Nonlinear vs Nonlineal - What's the difference?
nonlinear | nonlineal |
(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
As adjectives the difference between nonlinear and nonlineal
is that nonlinear is (of a set of points) not lying on a straight line while nonlineal is not lineal.nonlinear
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Alternative forms
* non-linearAdjective
(-)- a film with a nonlinear plot
