nonlinear
adjective
non·lin·e·ar
ˌnän-ˈli-nē-ər 
: not linear
nonlinear thinking
a nonlinear narrative
… I was already interested in the nonlinear manner in which ideas and fashions travel through our culture …—
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nonlinearly
adverb
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This is an inventive nonlinear work whose story intuitively employs archival stills and footage to leap from the 1960s Civil Rights movement to the 2000s.
—Robert Daniels, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Rashida has expertly navigated MSNBC through a years-long, unrelenting and unprecedented news cycle, all while driving the network to record viewership and making investments in nonlinear businesses.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
Once matrix multiplication is done in the first layer, the information goes to another layer through a unit that is responsible for nonlinear thresholding.
—Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2025
Geopolitical change will continue, and new risks will arise even as current risks are addressed – Events once thought rare are occurring more often and at scales previously unseen, impacting business strategy and operations in complex and nonlinear ways that vary by country and sector.
—John M. Bremen, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Robert Daniels, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Rashida has expertly navigated MSNBC through a years-long, unrelenting and unprecedented news cycle, all while driving the network to record viewership and making investments in nonlinear businesses.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
Once matrix multiplication is done in the first layer, the information goes to another layer through a unit that is responsible for nonlinear thresholding.
—Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2025
Geopolitical change will continue, and new risks will arise even as current risks are addressed – Events once thought rare are occurring more often and at scales previously unseen, impacting business strategy and operations in complex and nonlinear ways that vary by country and sector.
—John M. Bremen, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Nonlinear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonlinear. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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