Definition:Nonlinear Equation

Definition

A nonlinear equation is an equation which has independent variables with indices greater than $1$.

Examples

Arbitrary Example

The equation:

$y = x^2$

is an example of a nonlinear equation.

Also see

• Results about nonlinear equations can be found here.

Sources

• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): nonlinear