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Definition of Nonmonotonic
1. Adjective. Not monotonic.
Definition of Nonmonotonic
1. Adjective. Not monotonic ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonmonotonic
Literary usage of Nonmonotonic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Real Analysis by Andrew M. Bruckner, Judith B. Bruckner, Brian S. Thomson (1997)
"If not, then, since / is of nonmonotonic type at
XQ, /-7(£) < /-7(xo) [or /-7(t) > /-7(Xo)] ... Functions of nonmonotonic type
must be very badly behaved, ..."
2. Carcinogenic Potency Database, Endocrine Disruptors edited by Lois Swirsky Gold (2000)
"This dose range should be sufficient to provide some information on the likelihood
of nonmonotonic dose—response functions. Although the end points measured ..."
3. Clausewitzian Friction & Future War by Barry D. Watts (1996)
"This unpredictable flip-flopping of which side wins as R0 varies from 884 to 1623
troops is what constitutes unintuitive or nonmonotonic behavior. ..."
4. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"Ranges of doses for some CBs, including some that failed to cause a significant
response, are presented to demonstrate that nonmonotonic responses may be ..."
5. Boot Camps for Juvenile Offenders: An Implementation Evaluation of Three by Blair B. Borque (1997)
"The relationship was nonmonotonic in Mobile and Denver, although at both sites
there were fewer infractions in the last month than in the first month. ..."
6. Inequalities in Statistics and Probability: Proceedings of the Symposium on by Yung Liang Tong (1984)
"... theorems of Section 3 to, eg, nonmonotonic functions of associated variables;
some of the results of Section 4 are new. Finally, in Section 5, ..."
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