NONLINEAR SYSTEM
\nˌɒnlˈɪni͡ə sˈɪstəm], \nˌɒnlˈɪniə sˈɪstəm], \n_ˌɒ_n_l_ˈɪ_n_iə s_ˈɪ_s_t_ə_m]\
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By Princeton University
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The opposite of linear systems, it refers to the system whose external factors may be disruptive and non-additive. Non linear systems cannot be broken down into smaller parts and then put back together to obtain the initial system. They also do change in a constant proportion with respect to the input. Economic and Social processes are a great example of nonlinear systems as mathematical analysis is futile in its attempts to provide general solutions.
By Henry Campbell Black
