nonlinearity
noun
nonlinearity is spelled N-O-N-L-I-N-E-A-R-I-T-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nonlinearity means “The state of being nonlinear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nonlinearity is nonlinearities.
How many letters and syllables are in nonlinearity?
| Letters | 12: N-O-N-L-I-N-E-A-R-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 84,254th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is nonlinearity?
Nonlinearity appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of nonlinearity
- nonlinearities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nonlinearity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being nonlinear.
- 2
A deviation from linearity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nonlinearity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being nonlinear:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | non-linéarité |
| German | Nichtlinearität |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does nonlinearity come from?
From non- + linearity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).