nonlocal.

Extending beyond, or depending on relations beyond, a particular local region.

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Words that belong together

• nonlocal interaction
• a nonlocal model

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The simulation used a nonlocal model to describe the material’s response.

She distinguished the nonlocal relation from an ordinary neighboring interaction.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Relational technical adjective; comparative and superlative normally not used. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.