Nonlinearity (disambiguation)
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Nonlinear generally refers to a situation that has a disproportionate cause and effect.[1]

In science and mathematics, nonlinearity can refer to:

• Nonlinear optics, in physics, examines the properties of light in media in which the polarization responds nonlinearly to the electric field.
• Nonlinear system, in mathematics, represents a system whose behavior is not expressible as a linear function of its descriptors.
• Nonlinearity (journal) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Institute of Physics and the London Mathematical Society.

In computing:

• Linearity (computer and video games), in computer and video games, implies that the order of gameplay events is determined.
• Non-linear editing system, an audio and video editing term for a system which can perform random access on the source material.

In the arts:

• Nonlinear (arts), in the arts, is a word used to describe events portrayed in a non-chronological manner.

In the study of writing systems:

• Non-linear writing, a writing system whose symbols do not consist of lines.

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