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non-local

non-local is the alternative form of nonlocal.

Meaning of nonlocal

Adjective

nonlocal (not comparable)

  1. Not local; not specific to a location
    • In 1967 the Smithsonian Institution set up a satellite exhibition and research center here, the Anacostia Community Museum, which defines community in a nonlocal way.2009 January 16, Holland Cotter, “Black History, Alive in Washington”, in New York Times
  2. (quantum mechanics) Not adhering to the principle of locality.

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Questions about non-local

What is non-local the alternative form of?
Non-local is the alternative form of nonlocal.

Words near non-local in the dictionary

  1. non-linguist
  2. non-linguistic
  3. non-linguists
  4. non-lives
  5. non-living
  6. non-local
  7. non-locality
  8. non-locally
  9. non-logical
  10. non-lophose
  11. non-luminous

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