nonlinearity

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Germanic *ne
Proto-Indo-European *ís?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos
Proto-Germanic *ainaz
Proto-Germanic *nainaz
Proto-West Germanic *nain
Old English nān
Middle English non
▲
Old English nān
Old English nān-
Middle English non-
English non-
substrateder.
Proto-Indo-European *līnom
Proto-Italic *līnom
Latin līnum
Proto-Indo-European *-éyos
Proto-Italic *-ejos
Proto-Italic *-eos
Latin -eus
Latin līneus
Latin līnea
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin -āris
Latin līneārisbor.
English linear
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂tsder.
Latin -itās
Old French -itebor.
Middle English -ite
English -ity
English linearity
English nonlinearity

    From non- + linearity.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -æɹɪti

    Noun

    nonlinearity (usually uncountable, plural nonlinearities)

    1. (uncountable) The state of being nonlinear.
    2. (countable) A deviation from linearity.

    Translations

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