nonlocal
/nɑnˈloʊkəl/
adjective
- Not limited to or coming from a particular local area; involving or relating to people or things from outside a specific region.
- The company hired several nonlocal workers for the seasonal harvest.
- Nonlocal visitors often struggle to find parking in the crowded downtown area.
- The storm brought nonlocal debris from miles away into our backyard.
- In physics and computing, describing a phenomenon or variable that is influenced by or depends on factors not in its immediate vicinity.
- In quantum mechanics, nonlocal interactions can link particles across vast distances.
- Einstein called nonlocal effects 'spooky action at a distance.'
- The programmer fixed a bug caused by a nonlocal variable in the nested function.
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noun
- A person who is not from a particular local area; an outsider or visitor.
- The restaurant's menu caters to locals, but nonlocals find the dishes too spicy.
- Nonlocals often need a map to navigate the winding streets of the old village.
- The town's annual festival welcomes both locals and nonlocals alike.
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