If you describe something as non-linear, you mean that it does not progress or develop smoothly from one stage to the next in a logical way. Instead, it makes sudden changes, or seems to develop in different directions at the same time.
例句
...a non-linear narrative structure.非线性叙事结构...a computer program that could help detect non-linear trends in currency markets.有助于发现货币市场非线性变化趋势的计算机程序
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. designating or involving an equation whose terms are not of the first degree