Nonlinear
Origin: Lat. non relatĭo, -ōnis lineālis
If the value of a parameter expressed as a time series does not change at a constant rate over time, it is non-linear. Any measure which has inflection points or exhibits large changes in trends. Models can also be non-linear, which implies that the output of such models do not vary regularly with the input. Any system in which changes in cause do not produce proportional effects.
Spanish: No lineal
Sources and references
- Armstrong, Scott (ed.), Principles of Forecasting, Springer, ISBN 0-7923-7401-0 (SC), 2001cited 10 times
- Jackson, Michael, Shaping Tomorrow: http://www.shapingtomorrow.com/media-centre/pf-ch11.pdfcited 2 times
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