🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

非线性

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fēi xiànxìng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nonlinearity/ˌnɒn.lɪˈɛər.ɪ.ti/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"系统的非线性使得预测结果变得困难。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality or state of being non-linear, particularly in mathematical or physical contexts.

    "The nonlinearity of the system made it difficult to predict outcomes based on initial conditions."
  2. 2

    A situation in which a change in one quantity does not produce a proportional change in another quantity.

    "In economics, the nonlinearity of supply and demand can lead to unexpected market fluctuations."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'nonlinearity' is derived from the prefix 'non-', meaning 'not', and 'linearity', which comes from the Latin 'linearis', meaning 'pertaining to a line'. The concept evolved in the 20th century, particularly in mathematics and physics, to describe systems that do not follow a straight line or proportional relationship.

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