nonlinearly
In curved fashion
In a manner that doesn't follow a straight line or direct progression.
Mathematical functions behave nonlinearly when outputs aren't proportional to inputs.
Narratives unfold nonlinearly when events appear out of chronological order: The film tells its story nonlinearly, jumping between past and present.
Without foreseeable pattern
- erraticallyIn an inconsistent manner
- turbulentlyIn an agitated manner
- butterfly effectSmall inputs, disproportionate results
- strange attractorFractal pattern in chaos
bifurcation · feedback loops · cascade · perturbation · instability · irregularly · randomly · sporadically
By powers, not steps
- logarithmicallyBy orders of magnitude
- asymptoticallyApproaching a limit endlessly
- recursivelyBy self-reference repeatedly
- iterativelyBy repeated cycles
differentially · quadratically · cubically · geometrically · stochastically · probabilistically · algorithmically · computationally
Involuntary past memory
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
- disjointedlyIn an unconnected way
- associativelyThrough connected thinking
- stream-of-consciousnessNarrative of unfiltered thought
episodically · circuitously · tangentially · meanderingly · digressively · interwoven · layered · nested
By powers, not steps
- explosivelyWith violent sudden force
- geometricallyRelating to shape mathematics
- snowballingIncreasing by rapid accumulation
- progressivelyIn increasing stages
cumulatively · rapidly · dramatically · disproportionately · unevenly · irregularly · stepwise · plateau
In coiled fashion
- zigzagAngled back-and-forth path
- meanderinglyIn a winding manner
- circuitouslyIn a winding manner
- tortuouslyIn a twisting way
irregularly · asymmetrically · multidimensionally · topologically · tangentially · radially · helically · serpentinely
unpredictably
Without foreseeable pattern
- erraticallyIn an inconsistent manner
- turbulentlyIn an agitated manner
- butterfly effectSmall inputs, disproportionate results
strange attractor · bifurcation · feedback loops · cascade · perturbation · instability · irregularly · randomly · sporadically · intermittently
exponentially
By powers, not steps
- logarithmicallyBy orders of magnitude
- asymptoticallyApproaching a limit endlessly
- recursivelyBy self-reference repeatedly
iteratively · differentially · quadratically · cubically · geometrically · stochastically · probabilistically · algorithmically · computationally · analytically
flashback
Involuntary past memory
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
- disjointedlyIn an unconnected way
- associativelyThrough connected thinking
stream-of-consciousness · episodically · circuitously · tangentially · meanderingly · digressively · interwoven · layered · nested · in medias res
exponentially
By powers, not steps
- explosivelyWith violent sudden force
- geometricallyRelating to shape mathematics
- snowballingIncreasing by rapid accumulation
progressively · cumulatively · rapidly · dramatically · disproportionately · unevenly · irregularly · stepwise · plateau · hockey stick
spirally
In coiled fashion
- zigzagAngled back-and-forth path
- meanderinglyIn a winding manner
- circuitouslyIn a winding manner
tortuously · irregularly · asymmetrically · multidimensionally · topologically · tangentially · radially · helically · serpentinely
nonlinearlylinearly
In straight progression
proportionally · directly · uniformly · proportionately · constantly
nonlinearlylinearly
In straight progression
sequentially · incrementally · steadily · progressively · step-by-step
nonlinearlylinearly
In straight progression
sequentially · in a straight line · directly · straightforwardly · in order