nonlinear resistance
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nonlinear resistance
(′nän′lin·ē·ər ri′zis·təns)
(electronics) The behavior of a substance (usually a semiconductor) which does not obey Ohm's law but has a voltage drop across it that is proportional to some power of the current.
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