Cryptic crossword clue
Crooked Nile ran on, just not in a straight line 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word NONLINEAR

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What does NONLINEAR mean?

NONLINEAR adjective
  1. (of a set of points) Not lying on a straight line.
  2. (of a molecule) Whose atoms do not lie in a straight line.
  3. (of a function) Having a product of independent variables, or a variable with an exponent not equal to one.
  4. (of a system) Whose output is not directly proportional to its input.
  5. Erratic and unpredictable; tending to jump back and forth.

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