adverb
- in a manner that is not restricted to a single location or that involves distant or separated points in space
Usage: technical; physics and mathematics
Examples
- The quantum particles interact nonlocally, affecting each other instantaneously across space.
- In nonlocal field theory, interactions can occur between points that are not adjacent.
- The system behaves nonlocally, with effects propagating beyond the immediate neighborhood.
- Nonlocally correlated events suggest a deeper connection between distant regions.