nonlinear
/ (nɒnˈlɪnɪə) /
not of, in, along, or relating to a line
denoting digital editing in which edits are saved on computer, rather than videotape, thus enabling further edits to be made
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How to use nonlinear in a sentence
He is known to be difficult, because of his love of the Latinate, and his non-linear, digressive, even symphonic, narrative style.
Nigeria’s Larger-Than-Life Nobel Laureate Chronicles a Fascinating Life | Chimamanda Adichie | August 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe messy, complex, non-linear movement of actual history, by contrast, is unsettling, humbling—even terrifying.
How ‘Cosmos’ Bungles the History of Religion and Science | David Sessions | March 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI started out approaching a novel the way I write stories, which is in a non-linear and exploratory way.
Not surprisingly, How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe was written in a non-linear fashion.
Linearity is effectively supplanted by non-linear descriptions of the many interlocking factors at work.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai Nadin
The literate argument of science and multimedia's non-linear heuristic path to science are fundamentally different.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai NadinThe relations between the elements involved are non-linear and change continuously.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai NadinIn some cases, the initial non-linear thought is linearized.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai NadinThey are constitutive of non-linear forms of complementarity.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai Nadin
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