nonlinearity

Noun

Meaning

(uncountable) The state of being nonlinear.

(countable) A deviation from linearity.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

At high currents, iron core inductors also show gradual departure from ideal behavior due to nonlinearity caused by magnetic saturation of the core. Source: Internet

An example of a jerk equation with nonlinearity in the magnitude of is: : Here, A is an adjustable parameter. Source: Internet

Furthermore, the noise is amplified due to the inherent nonlinearity and reveals totally new dynamical properties. Source: Internet

Hence, any convective flow, whether turbulent or not, will involve nonlinearity. Source: Internet

High optical nonlinearity makes semiconductor amplifiers attractive for all optical signal processing like all-optical switching and wavelength conversion. Source: Internet

If the wavepacket has a narrow range of frequencies, and ω(k) is approximately linear over that narrow range, the pulse distortion will be small, in relation to the small nonlinearity. Source: Internet

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