noun-modifying (irregular)
anharmonic; non-harmonic; discordant
Technical term used in mathematics and physics to describe oscillations, waves, or systems that are not harmonic. In general contexts, it can also mean discordant or lacking harmony.
非調和振動子の解析は複雑である。
Analysis of an anharmonic oscillator is complex.
この音は非調和な倍音を含んでいる。
This sound contains non-harmonic overtones.
不協和 is more commonly used for dissonance in music or interpersonal discord, while 非調和 is a technical term primarily in physics and mathematics.
Compound of 非 (hi, 'non-') and 調和 (chōwa, 'harmony'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern technical coinage.