Nonmonotonic (Adjective)
Meaning
Not monotonic.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The nonmonotonic function had a complex relationship with its input variable, making it difficult to predict its behavior.
- In nonmonotonic logic, conclusions can be withdrawn or cease to hold even when additional premises are added.
- The nonmonotonic trend in the stock market made it challenging for investors to predict future prices.
- A nonmonotonic strain of a virus can exhibit unexpected mutations that complicate disease modeling.
- In some nonmonotonic optimization problems, the function's optimal solution can actually worsen with additional constraints.