non-linearadj.

Brit.

/nɒnˈlɪnɪə/, U.S.

/nɑnˈlɪniər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, linear adj.

Etymology: < non- prefix + linear adj.

a. Mathematics and Physics. Not linear (linear adj. 3a); designating, involving, or solving an equation or equations of degree higher than one; involving measurement in more than one dimension; involving or possessing the property that the magnitude of an effect or output is not linearly or proportionally related to that of the cause or input.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > algebra > [adjective] > relating to expressions > relating to equations > involving terms of unspecified powers

parodic1684

parodicala1690

elevated1841

non-linear1844

the world > relative properties > number > mathematics > [adjective] > relating to mathematical property

simple1570

dissevered1605

periodicala1690

irreductible1753

analytical1799

analytic1800

compound1806

well-conditioned1843

one-valued1884

non-empty1905

well-behaved1912

minimax1917

irredundant1925

non-linear1930

constructive1938

extremal1939

max-min1949

meta-analytic1968

meta-analytic1978

1844 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 134 282 The integration of non-linear differential equations.

1871 W. Chauvenet Spherical & Pract. Astron. 526 (heading) Equations of condition from non-linear functions.

1905 Drapers' Company Res. Mem. (Biometric Ser.) 2 21 In the cases of non-linear regression.., I find that parabolæ of the 2nd or 3rd order will suffice as a rule to describe the deviation from linearity.

1930 T. E. Shea Transmission Networks & Wave Filters ii. 43 Waves would tend to lose character in propagation, because of what is called non-linear distortion.

1949 O. G. Sutton Sci. of Flight ii. 43 The inertia terms in these equations contain both squares and products of the velocities and the equations are thus non-linear.

1973 Physics Bull. Oct. 606/1 Since the output from the digital ratemeter is nonlinear with load, it is necessary to use a short integrating time (about 0·1 s) in the ratemeter to obtain a true load signal after linearization.

2001 Nature 20 Sept. 267/1 They wanted to simulate oscillations of a string consisting of 64 particles with nonlinear forces between them.

b. colloquial. to go non-linear: to lose one's head; to rave, esp. about a particular obsession.

ΚΠ

1985 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 18 Sept. d1/3 The company over-reacted... They went non-linear about it.

1991 E. S. Raymond New Hacker's Dict. 261 When you talk to Bob, don't mention the drug problem or he'll go nonlinear for hours.

1994 B. Sterling Heavy Weather 74 When she gets real excited, she just goes non-linear. She's a wild woman.

2. Not based on a linear, unidirectional structure; random; spec. with reference to a literary text, etc.

ΚΠ

1940 T. G. Meyer Arts & Art of Crit. 172 Line can be used in painting either to represent what presents itself to us in nature as non-linear, or..the visibly linear characteristics of natural objects.

1985 D. B. Kuspit in Eric Fischl Paintings (Catal. Mendel Art Gall., Saskatoon) 13/1 Fischl's paintings have been generally understood, in a Barthesian way, as nonlinear texts implicating the viewer in an ‘unfixed plurality’ of meanings.

1994 K. Kelly Out of Control xx. 391 Each type of net math attempts to coordinate massively concurrent events—the kind of nonlinear happenings ubiquitous in the real world of living beings.

2002 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. (Electronic ed.) 18 Aug. That almost-apocalypse ties together (insofar as is possible) the many strands of the book's decidedly nonlinear narrative.

3. Linguistics. Representing forms other than as a linear sequence, suprasegmental.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [adjective] > transition between sounds

junctural1942

non-linear1947

1947 C. F. Hockett in Internat. Jrnl. Amer. Linguistics 13 258/2 Features of stress or tone, for example, which normally stretch over more than a single vowel or consonant, have been called non-linear or suprasegmental, in contrast to the linear or segmental vowels and consonants.

1989 Appl. Linguistics 10 369 Current versions of non-linear generative phonology (for example, metrical and autosegmental theories) offer descriptive frameworks for the representation of the various sub-components of the phonology.

4. Television, Film, etc. Of or designating digital editing in which a sequence of edits is stored on computer as opposed to videotape.

ΚΠ

1989 A. Schneider Electronic Post-production & Videotape Editing viii. 62 In nonlinear editing, the editor selects the exact picture and/or sound information for each edit as it is displayed in real time on several..VCRs. The editor..views the edits as they are played back according to the information stored in the computer.

1991 Amer. Cinematographer Sept. 16/3 Vidcom specializes in the latest technology, using non-linear and multi-camera laser disc editing systems.

Compounds

non-linear optics n. the branch of optics that deals with light so intense that a nonlinear relationship holds between the electromagnetic field of the light beams and the response of the propagating medium.

ΚΠ

1964 Science 13 Mar. 1219 (table) Non-linear optics.

1969 Sci. Jrnl. Apr. 53/3 Non-linear optics..is the study of the behaviour of materials subjected to light of such intensity as to change some of the parameters of the material.

1998 New Scientist 30 May 92/2 (advt.) Experience in non-linear optics, fibre optics or photonic band-gap materials would be an advantage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-linear
释义	non-linearadj. Brit. /nɒnˈlɪnɪə/, U.S. /nɑnˈlɪniər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, linear adj. Etymology: < non- prefix + linear adj. 1. a. Mathematics and Physics. Not linear (linear adj. 3a); designating, involving, or solving an equation or equations of degree higher than one; involving measurement in more than one dimension; involving or possessing the property that the magnitude of an effect or output is not linearly or proportionally related to that of the cause or input. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > algebra > [adjective] > relating to expressions > relating to equations > involving terms of unspecified powers parodic1684 parodicala1690 elevated1841 non-linear1844 the world > relative properties > number > mathematics > [adjective] > relating to mathematical property simple1570 dissevered1605 periodicala1690 irreductible1753 analytical1799 analytic1800 compound1806 well-conditioned1843 one-valued1884 non-empty1905 well-behaved1912 minimax1917 irredundant1925 non-linear1930 constructive1938 extremal1939 max-min1949 meta-analytic1968 meta-analytic1978 1844 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 134 282 The integration of non-linear differential equations. 1871 W. Chauvenet Spherical & Pract. Astron. 526 (heading) Equations of condition from non-linear functions. 1905 Drapers' Company Res. Mem. (Biometric Ser.) 2 21 In the cases of non-linear regression.., I find that parabolæ of the 2nd or 3rd order will suffice as a rule to describe the deviation from linearity. 1930 T. E. Shea Transmission Networks & Wave Filters ii. 43 Waves would tend to lose character in propagation, because of what is called non-linear distortion. 1949 O. G. Sutton Sci. of Flight ii. 43 The inertia terms in these equations contain both squares and products of the velocities and the equations are thus non-linear. 1973 Physics Bull. Oct. 606/1 Since the output from the digital ratemeter is nonlinear with load, it is necessary to use a short integrating time (about 0·1 s) in the ratemeter to obtain a true load signal after linearization. 2001 Nature 20 Sept. 267/1 They wanted to simulate oscillations of a string consisting of 64 particles with nonlinear forces between them. b. colloquial. to go non-linear: to lose one's head; to rave, esp. about a particular obsession. ΚΠ 1985 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 18 Sept. d1/3 The company over-reacted... They went non-linear about it. 1991 E. S. Raymond New Hacker's Dict. 261 When you talk to Bob, don't mention the drug problem or he'll go nonlinear for hours. 1994 B. Sterling Heavy Weather 74 When she gets real excited, she just goes non-linear. She's a wild woman. 2. Not based on a linear, unidirectional structure; random; spec. with reference to a literary text, etc. ΚΠ 1940 T. G. Meyer Arts & Art of Crit. 172 Line can be used in painting either to represent what presents itself to us in nature as non-linear, or..the visibly linear characteristics of natural objects. 1985 D. B. Kuspit in Eric Fischl Paintings (Catal. Mendel Art Gall., Saskatoon) 13/1 Fischl's paintings have been generally understood, in a Barthesian way, as nonlinear texts implicating the viewer in an ‘unfixed plurality’ of meanings. 1994 K. Kelly Out of Control xx. 391 Each type of net math attempts to coordinate massively concurrent events—the kind of nonlinear happenings ubiquitous in the real world of living beings. 2002 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. (Electronic ed.) 18 Aug. That almost-apocalypse ties together (insofar as is possible) the many strands of the book's decidedly nonlinear narrative. 3. Linguistics. Representing forms other than as a linear sequence, suprasegmental. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [adjective] > transition between sounds junctural1942 non-linear1947 1947 C. F. Hockett in Internat. Jrnl. Amer. Linguistics 13 258/2 Features of stress or tone, for example, which normally stretch over more than a single vowel or consonant, have been called non-linear or suprasegmental, in contrast to the linear or segmental vowels and consonants. 1989 Appl. Linguistics 10 369 Current versions of non-linear generative phonology (for example, metrical and autosegmental theories) offer descriptive frameworks for the representation of the various sub-components of the phonology. 4. Television, Film, etc. Of or designating digital editing in which a sequence of edits is stored on computer as opposed to videotape. ΚΠ 1989 A. Schneider Electronic Post-production & Videotape Editing viii. 62 In nonlinear editing, the editor selects the exact picture and/or sound information for each edit as it is displayed in real time on several..VCRs. The editor..views the edits as they are played back according to the information stored in the computer. 1991 Amer. Cinematographer Sept. 16/3 Vidcom specializes in the latest technology, using non-linear and multi-camera laser disc editing systems. Compounds non-linear optics n. the branch of optics that deals with light so intense that a nonlinear relationship holds between the electromagnetic field of the light beams and the response of the propagating medium. ΚΠ 1964 Science 13 Mar. 1219 (table) Non-linear optics. 1969 Sci. Jrnl. Apr. 53/3 Non-linear optics..is the study of the behaviour of materials subjected to light of such intensity as to change some of the parameters of the material. 1998 New Scientist 30 May 92/2 (advt.) Experience in non-linear optics, fibre optics or photonic band-gap materials would be an advantage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1844
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