A sufficient condtion given for the asymptotic stability of a system having a single monotonic nonlinearity with slope confined to
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and a transfer function

, is

where

for

and

for

for

and

for

, and

. The improvement consists of the addition of the

term which corresponds to a nonzero time function for

, resulting in

multipliers whose phase angle is capable of varying from +90° to -90° any desired number of times. As is shown by examples, the new criterion gives better results than existing criteria. Also developed is an improved criterion for an odd monotonic nonlinearity.