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nonlinear
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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adj. [scientific computation] 1. Behaving in an erratic and unpredictable
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fashion; unstable. When used to describe the behavior of a machine or
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program, it suggests that said machine or program is being forced to run far
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outside of design specifications. This behavior may be induced by
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unreasonable inputs, or may be triggered when a more mundane bug sends the
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computation far off from its expected course. 2. When describing the
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behavior of a person, suggests a tantrum or a flame. When you talk to Bob,
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don't mention the drug problem or he'll go nonlinear for hours. In this
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context, go nonlinear connotes blow up out of proportion (proportion
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connotes linearity).
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