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Linear A and Linear B(encyclopedia)
non-linear(dictionary)
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non-linear (iou)



non-linear adjective. M19.
[from NON- + LINEAR.]
Not linear; not pertaining to, involving, or arranged in a (straight) line; spec. (a) Math. & Physics involving measurement in more than one dimension; involving a lack of linearity between two related qualities such as input and output; (b) Linguistics representing forms other than as a linear sequence, suprasegmental.
non-linear optics: involving light so intense that a non-linear relationship holds between the electromagnetic field of the light and the response of the propagating medium.
Television. Pertaining to or designating digital editing whereby a sequence of edits is stored on computer as opposed to videotape, thus facilitating further editing. L20.
fig. Not straightforward; unpredictable, random. L20.
go non-linear colloq. go crazy; rave, esp. about a particular obsession.
non-line'arity noun E20.
non-linearly adverb M20.